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Feb 28, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S3639
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7320
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง72-s, Gen Muni L
2011-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3639 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to dedicating veterans' memorials as parklands in the state of New York PURPOSE: To provide statutory protection for veterans' memorials on public property throughout New York State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the general municipal law by adding a new subsection to provide that any public property donated to or designated by a state or local governing body for the purpose of creating or maintaining a memorial to the veterans of any armed conflict engaged in by the armed forces of the United States be considered parkland, and subject to all legal provisions afforded to designated parkland in New York State. Section 2 states that this law shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation designates veterans memorials on publicly owned property as parkland and affords such property the protection of existing state procedures related to the alienation of parkland when
2011-S3639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3639 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to dedicating veterans' memorials as parklands in the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 72-s to read as follows: S 72-S. ALIENATING PUBLIC PROPERTY USED AS A VETERANS' MEMORIAL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, PUBLIC PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN DONATED TO OR HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN- ING BODY, AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING OR LOCATING A MEMORI- AL TO THE VETERANS OF ANY WAR OR CONFLICT ENGAGED IN BY THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, SHALL BE DEDICATED AS PARKLAND IN THE MUNICIPALITY WHEREIN SUCH PROPERTY EXISTS. SUCH DESIGNATED PUBLIC PROPERTY SHALL NOT BE ALIENATED, DEVELOPED, LEASED, TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR DISCONTINUED FOR USE AS A MEMORIAL SITE UNLESS SUCH ACTION IS APPROVED BY AN ACT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05839-04-1
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