Assembly Bill A7675A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the permanent closure of a park or historic site owned, held or administered by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7675 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S183
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10452, S7457
2011-2012: A693, S1918
2013-2014: A159, S930
2015-2016: A4973, S955
2017-2018: A2835, S3457

2019-A7675 - Summary

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the permanent closure of a park or historic site owned, held or administered by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation.

2019-A7675 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7675
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  requiring an evaluation of the impacts of the closure of
   public access to any land owned or operated by the  office  of  parks,
   recreation and historic preservation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.14 to read as follows:
   § 13.14 CLOSURE OF LANDS OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. 1.
 EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, NOT LESS THAN
 SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE PROPOSED PERMANENT CLOSURE OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO ANY
 REAL PROPERTY OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE, THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL ISSUE A  DRAFT  REPORT  THAT  PROVIDES  THE  JUSTIFICATION  AND
 RATIONALE FOR SUCH CLOSURE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY;
   (B)  THE  PURPOSES  THAT THE REAL PROPERTY SERVES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
 STATE;
   (C) A COMPARISON OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLOSURE  VERSUS  CONTINUED
 OPERATION  OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY TO THE STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE
 PUBLIC;
   (D) AN ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL  HARM  TO  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY  FROM
 VANDALISM,  LACK  OF  MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, AND OTHER IMPACTS FROM
 THE LACK OF REGULAR OVERSIGHT BY THE OFFICE;
   (E) THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROPOSED CLOSURE ON THE  ENTIRE  REAL  PROPERTY
 SYSTEM OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE OFFICE; AND
   (F)  SUCH  OTHER  FACTORS  THAT  ARE PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE REAL
 PROPERTY AND ITS FUNCTION AS STATE LAND.
   2. NOT LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE PROPOSED PERMANENT CLOSURE  OF
 PUBLIC  ACCESS  TO  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2019-A7675A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S183
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.14, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10452, S7457
2011-2012: A693, S1918
2013-2014: A159, S930
2015-2016: A4973, S955
2017-2018: A2835, S3457

2019-A7675A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the conducting of public hearings and reports thereon prior to the permanent closure of a park or historic site owned, held or administered by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation.

2019-A7675A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7675--A
                                                            R. R. 182
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and  Sports  Development  --  reported  and
   referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred
   to the Committee on Rules -- amended on the  special  order  of  third
   reading,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended,  retaining its place on the
   special order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
   relation  to  requiring an evaluation of the impacts of the closure of
   public access to any land owned or operated by the  office  of  parks,
   recreation and historic preservation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.14 to read as follows:
   § 13.14 CLOSURE OF LANDS OWNED, HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE. 1.
 EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, NOT LESS THAN
 SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE PROPOSED PERMANENT CLOSURE OF A PARK  OR  HISTORIC
 SITE  OWNED,  HELD OR ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 ISSUE A DRAFT REPORT THAT PROVIDES THE JUSTIFICATION AND  RATIONALE  FOR
 SUCH CLOSURE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY;
   (B) THE PURPOSES THAT THE PARK OR HISTORIC SERVES TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
 STATE;
   (C)  AN  ANALYSIS  OF  THE  POTENTIAL  HARM TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY FROM
 VANDALISM, LACK OF MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, AND  OTHER  IMPACTS  FROM
 THE LACK OF REGULAR OVERSIGHT BY THE OFFICE;
   (D)  THE  IMPACT  OF SUCH PROPOSED CLOSURE ON THE ENTIRE REAL PROPERTY
 SYSTEM OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE OFFICE; AND
   (E) SUCH OTHER FACTORS THAT ARE  PARTICULARLY  RELEVANT  TO  THE  REAL
 PROPERTY AND ITS FUNCTION AS STATE LAND.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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