Senate Bill S8781

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires certain provisions be included in any procurement or agreement prior to disposing of any asset owned, leased or otherwise controlled on or in the immediate vicinity of the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge

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  • 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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2019-S8781 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10835
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Queens County
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S3266, A724

2019-S8781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain provisions be included in any procurement or agreement prior to disposing of any asset owned, leased or otherwise controlled on or in the immediate vicinity of the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge.

2019-S8781 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   8781
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring certain provisions be  included  in  any
   procurement or agreement prior to disposing of any asset owned, leased
   or  otherwise  controlled  on  or  in  the  immediate  vicinity of the
   Lefferts Boulevard Bridge

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent.  The  legislature  hereby  finds and
 declares that the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge is an essential almost  100-
 year-old  structure  of  historical  significance in Kew Gardens, Queens
 that has been owned by the MTA/Long Island Rail  Road  since  1925.  The
 bridge has been an integral and essential focal point for community life
 in Kew Gardens for the past century. The bridge has long served critical
 and multiple purposes in the community-as a hub of business and culture,
 and as a pristine example of "Ponte Vecchio" style architecture which is
 rare  and brilliant, particularly in New York City. The structure itself
 has intrinsically historical significance and currently is under  review
 by  the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation for desig-
 nation on the New York State and National Registers of  Historic  Places
 Programs.  In  addition,  the bridge is home to a series of longstanding
 local businesses, many of which have served the community, and  contrib-
 uted  substantial  revenues  to the MTA, for multiple generations, while
 hard at work in their humble storefronts on top of the bridge.  In  2018
 the  bridge  was  saved  from  demolition by an earnest and professional
 partnership between the MTA, LIRR,  the  businesses  and  the  concerned
 community.   Stabilization of the structure was undertaken and now reha-
 bilitation is contemplated yet the metes and bounds  are  unclear.  This
 legislation  will  ensure that the character of the singularly important
 bridge and its footprint are protected and that the  bridge-based  busi-
 nesses are given a fair opportunity to continue, post rehabilitation.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any law to the contrary, prior to disposing of
 any asset owned, leased or otherwise controlled on or in  the  immediate
 vicinity  of the Lefferts Boulevard Bridge, the metropolitan transporta-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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