NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8552

Senate Bill S8552

Signed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used as parklands to enable the Port Washington Water District to construct, maintain and operate a water treatment facility

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10652 - Signed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 24, 2020	signed chap.158
Aug 12, 2020	delivered to governor
Jul 22, 2020	returned to assembly passed senate home rule request 3rd reading cal.920 substituted for s8552a
Jul 22, 2020	substituted by a10652a ordered to third reading cal.920
Jul 20, 2020	reported and committed to rules
Jul 13, 2020	committee discharged and committed to local government
Jun 26, 2020	print number 8552a
Jun 26, 2020	amend and recommit to rules
Jun 12, 2020	referred to rules

Votes

- Jul 22, 2020 - Floor Vote
  A10652
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jul 22, 2020
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
  Jul 22, 2020 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8552
  
  19
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jul 22, 2020
      
      aye (19)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
  Jul 20, 2020 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S8552
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: Jul 20, 2020
      
      aye (7)
      
      Borrello
      
      Brooks
      
      Gaughran
      
      Harckham
      
      Metzger
      
      Ritchie
      
      Skoufis

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2019-S8552 - Details

Law Section:: Nassau County

2019-S8552 - Summary

Authorizes the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used as parklands to enable the Port Washington Water District to construct, maintain and operate a water treatment facility.

2019-S8552 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8552

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used
as parklands to enable the Port Washington Water District to construct,
maintain and operate a water treatment facility

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation authorizes the alienation of certain parklands for the
construction and maintenance of a new water treatment facility aimed at
treating emerging contaminants.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Authorizes Nassau County to discontinue the lands described
further in this legislation as parklands for the creation and mainte-
nance of a water treatment facility.

Section 2: Requires that authorization is only granted if Nassau County
dedicates an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of
the parklands being discontinued for funding for capital improvements,
to existing park and recreational facilities.

Section 3: Contains the description of the parklands seeking to be
alienated.

Section 4: States that the discontinuation of parklands shall not occur
until the Secretary of the Interior signs off on conditions for alien-
ation are met.

Section 5: States that lands described in Section 3 shall revert back to
parklands once they are done being used for the express purpose of this
act.

Section 6: Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This parkland alienation bill is necessary for the construction of a new
water treatment facility to address the needs of area residents as it
pertains to emerging contaminants. Water quality is of critical impor-
tance for area residents and this legislation is necessary to ensure
that they are protected against various emerging contaminants. In seek-
ing to protect residents against harmful chemicals in their drinking
water, a new water treatment plant is necessary.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day.

2019-S8552 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8552
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT authorizing the county of Nassau to alienate certain  lands  used
   as   parklands  to  enable  the  Port  Washington  Water  District  to
   construct, maintain and operate a water treatment facility
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  county of Nassau is hereby authorized, acting by and
 through its legislature, and upon such terms and  conditions  as  deter-
 mined  by  such  legislature,  to  discontinue  as  parklands  the lands
 described in section three of this act for the purpose of  enabling  the
 Port  Washington  Water  District  to  construct, maintain and operate a
 water treatment facility and appurtenances thereto.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act  shall  be
 effective  only upon the condition that the county of Nassau dedicate an
 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of  the  parklands
 being discontinued for funding of capital improvements, to existing park
 and recreational facilities.
   §  3.  The  lands  to  be  discontinued as parklands and alienated are
 described as follows:
   All that certain plot, piece or parcel of  land,  situate,  lying  and
 being  at  North  Hills,  Town  of North Hempstead, County of Nassau and
 State of New York, said  parcel  being  more  particularly  bounded  and
 described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point on the easterly line of Searingtown Road, said
 point being distant northerly the following three (3) courses  as  meas-
 ured  along said easterly line from its intersection with the old north-
 erly line of the Westbound Service Road - Long Island Expressway;
   1. North 11 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance  of  246.30
 feet to a point of curvature;
   2.  Along  the  arc  of a circular curve bearing to the right having a
 radius of 1660.00 feet and a length of 365.54 feet to point of tangency;
   3. North 01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance  of  310.00
 feet;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16699-01-0

 S. 8552                             2
 
   RUNNING  THENCE  from  said  point  of beginning the following six (6)
 courses, the first course being along the easterly line  of  Searingtown
 Road;
   1.  North  01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 154.22
 feet;
   2. South 88 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance  of  133.54
 feet;
   3.  South  01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 158.55
 feet;
   4. South 33 degrees 01 minute 56 seconds West, a  distance  of  102.59
 feet;
   5.  North  01  degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 91.84
 feet;
   6. North 88 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West, a  distance  of  80.00
 feet  to the easterly line of Searingtown Road and the point or place of
 BEGINNING.
 Containing within said bounds 23,169 Sq. Ft. or  0.532  Acres,  more  or
 less.
   §  4.  The discontinuance of parklands authorized by the provisions of
 this act shall not occur until the county of Nassau  has  complied  with
 any  federal  requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of
 parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior  that  the
 alienation  or  conversion complies with all conditions which the secre-
 tary of the interior deems necessary to assure the substitution of other
 lands shall be equivalent in fair market and recreational usefulness  to
 the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 5. When the lands described in section three of this act cease to be
 used  for the purposes described in section one of this act, those lands
 shall be restored for park purposes with the cost of  restoration  being
 borne by the Port Washington Water District.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S8552A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Nassau County

2019-S8552A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used as parklands to enable the Port Washington Water District to construct, maintain and operate a water treatment facility.

2019-S8552A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8552A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used
as parklands to enable the Port Washington Water District to construct,
maintain and operate a water treatment facility

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation authorizes the alienation of certain parklands for the
construction and maintenance of a new water treatment facility aimed at
treating emerging contaminants.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Authorizes Nassau County to discontinue the lands described
further in this legislation as parklands for the creation and mainte-
nance of a water treatment facility.

Section 2: Requires that authorization is only granted if Nassau County
dedicates an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of
the parklands being discontinued for funding for capital improvements,
to existing park and recreational facilities.

Section 3: Contains the description of the parklands seeking to be
alienated.

Section 4: States that the discontinuation of parklands shall not occur
until the Secretary of the Interior signs off on conditions for alien-
ation are met.

Section 5: States that lands described in Section 3 shall revert back to
parklands once they are done being used for the express purpose of this
act.

Section 6: Effective Date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This parkland alienation bill is necessary for the construction of a new
water treatment facility to address the needs of area residents as it
pertains to emerging contaminants. Water quality is of critical impor-
tance for area residents and this legislation is necessary to ensure
that they are protected against various emerging contaminants.  In seek-
ing to protect residents against harmful chemicals in their drinking
water, a new water treatment plant is necessary.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATION:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day.

2019-S8552A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8552--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing the county of Nassau to alienate certain lands used
   as  parklands  to  enable  the  Port  Washington  Water  District   to
   construct, maintain and operate a water treatment facility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the county of Nassau
 is hereby authorized, acting by and through its  legislature,  and  upon
 such  terms and conditions as determined by such legislature, to discon-
 tinue as parklands and convey the lands described in  section  three  of
 this  act  to  the  Port  Washington  Water  District for the purpose of
 constructing, maintaining and operating a water treatment  facility  and
 appurtenances thereto.
   §  2.  The authorization in section one of this act shall be effective
 only upon the condition that the county of  Nassau  dedicate  an  amount
 equal  to  or  greater than the fair market value of the parklands being
 discontinued towards the acquisition of  new  parklands  and/or  capital
 improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued as parklands and alienated are described as follows:
   All  that  certain  plot,  piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and
 being at North Hills, Town of North  Hempstead,  County  of  Nassau  and
 State  of  New  York,  said  parcel  being more particularly bounded and
 described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point on the easterly line of  Searingtown  Road,  said
 point  being  distant northerly the following three (3) courses as meas-
 ured along said easterly line from its intersection with the old  north-
 erly line of the Westbound Service Road - Long Island Expressway;
   1.  North  11 degrees 02 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 246.30
 feet to a point of curvature;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD16699-05-0

 S. 8552--A                          2
 
   2. Along the arc of a circular curve bearing to  the  right  having  a
 radius of 1660.00 feet and a length of 365.54 feet to point of tangency;
   3.  North  01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 310.00
 feet;
   RUNNING THENCE from said point of  beginning  the  following  six  (6)
 courses,  the  first course being along the easterly line of Searingtown
 Road;
   1. North 01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance  of  154.22
 feet;
   2.  South  88 degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 133.54
 feet;
   3. South 01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance  of  158.55
 feet;
   4.  South  33  degrees 01 minute 56 seconds West, a distance of 102.59
 feet;
   5. North 01 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds East, a  distance  of  91.84
 feet;
   6.  North  88  degrees 25 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 80.00
 feet to the easterly line of Searingtown Road and the point or place  of
 BEGINNING.
 Containing  within  said  bounds  23,169 Sq. Ft. or 0.532 Acres, more or
 less.
   § 4. Should the lands described in section three of this act cease  to
 be  used  for  the  purposes described in section one of this act, those
 lands shall be restored for public park and recreational  purposes  with
 the  cost  of  restoration  being  borne  by  the  Port Washington Water
 District.
   § 5. In the event that the  county  of  Nassau  received  any  funding
 support  or  assistance  from  the  federal government for the purchase,
 maintenance, or improvement of the parklands set forth in section  three
 of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parklands author-
 ized  by  the provisions of this act shall not occur until the county of
 Nassau has complied with any  federal  requirements  pertaining  to  the
 alienation  or  conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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