Senate Bill S6553

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland

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

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2021-S6553 - Details

Law Section:
Westchester County

2021-S6553 - Summary

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland.

2021-S6553 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6553 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6553
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to authorize the town of  Yorktown,  county  of  Westchester,  to
   alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
 
   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  town  of  York-
 town,  county  of Westchester, acting by and through its governing body,
 and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body, is hereby
 authorized to discontinue  as  parklands  the  lands  more  particularly
 described in section three of this act, for the purpose of entering into
 a  twenty-five  year lease with HESP Solar LLC for the construction of a
 solar facility, including a canopy system, ground mount system and ener-
 gy storage unit, and four electric  vehicle  charging  stations  at  the
 Granite Knolls Sports Complex.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
 effect  only upon the condition that the town of Yorktown shall dedicate
 an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value  of  the  park-
 lands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or
 capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
   §  3. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be discontin-
 ued as parklands are described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Stoney  Street  adjoining
 the northerly line of land now or formerly North McLean;
   THENCE  running  along  the northerly line of said last mentioned land
 and most of the way along a post and wire fence,
   North 84 Degrees 41'28" West 298.64 feet
   THENCE continuing along the northerly line of said land now or former-
 ly of North McLean and along the center line of  said  stone  wall,  the
 following courses and distances:
   North 81 Degrees 04'40" West 42.06 feet
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2021-S6553A - Details

Law Section:
Westchester County

2021-S6553A - Summary

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland.

2021-S6553A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6553A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6553--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to authorize the town of  Yorktown,  county  of  Westchester,  to
   alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. (a) Subject to the provisions of  this  act,  the  town  of
 Yorktown,  county  of  Westchester,  acting by and through its governing
 body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body,  is
 hereby  authorized  to discontinue as parklands and lease at fair market
 value to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed 25 years the lands more
 particularly described in section two of this act  for  the  purpose  of
 constructing a solar facility and electric vehicle charging stations.
   (b)  All proceeds from such lease shall be used for acquisition of new
 parklands and/or towards  capital  improvements  to  existing  park  and
 recreational facilities.
   § 2. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
 tinued as parklands and leased are described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point starting at X: 674978.43, Y: 901697.76, thence
 running South 3 degrees 00' 48" East 211.71', thence  running  South  88
 degrees 04' 26" West 273.40', thence running North 1 degree 55' 34" West
 206.56',  then  running  North  86  degrees 59' 10" East 269.44', to the
 point of beginning; and
   BEGINNING at a point starting at X: 674645.87,  Y:  901474.68,  thence
 running  South  6  degrees 25' 49" East 477.31', thence running South 83
 degrees 20' 52" West 135.95, thence running North 6 degrees 37' 56" West
 477.83, thence running North 83 degrees 33' 55" E 137.64', to the  point
 of beginning; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11227-02-1

2021-S6553B - Details

Law Section:
Westchester County

2021-S6553B - Summary

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland.

2021-S6553B - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6553B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6553--B
     Cal. No. 1103
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee,  ordered  to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Yorktown, county of West-
   chester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland
 
   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 town of York-
 town, county of Westchester, acting by and through  its  governing  body
 and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body, is hereby
 authorized to discontinue as parklands and lease at fair market value to
 HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years the lands more
 particularly  described  in section three of this act for the purpose of
 constructing a solar facility and electric vehicle charging stations.
   § 2. All proceeds from alienation and lease of the  parklands  author-
 ized  by  section  one  of this act shall be used for acquisition of new
 parklands and/or towards  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 leased are described as follows:
   All those parcels of land in the town of Yorktown, county of Westches-
 ter, and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
                                 Parcel 1
   BEGINNING  at  a  point starting at X: 674978.43, Y: 901697.76; thence
 running South 3 degrees 00' 48" East 211.71'; thence  running  South  88
 degrees 04' 26" West 273.40'; thence running North 1 degree 55' 34" West

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2021-S6553C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Westchester County

2021-S6553C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland.

2021-S6553C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6553C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6553--C
     Cal. No. 1103
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee,  ordered  to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third  reading  --  again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its
   place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the town of Yorktown, county of  West-
   chester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland
 
   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  town  of  York-
 town,  county  of  Westchester, acting by and through its governing body
 and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body, is hereby
 authorized to discontinue as parklands and lease at fair market value to
 HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years the lands more
 particularly described in section three of this act for the  purpose  of
 constructing a solar facility and electric vehicle charging stations.
   §  2.  All proceeds from alienation and lease of the parklands author-
 ized by section one of this act shall be used  for  acquisition  of  new
 parklands  and/or  towards  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 leased are described as follows:
   All those parcels of land in the town of Yorktown, county of Westches-
 ter, and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
                                 Parcel 1
   BEGINNING at a point starting at X: 674978.43,  Y:  901697.76;  thence
 running  South  3  degrees 00' 48" East 211.71'; thence running South 88
 degrees 04' 26" West 273.40'; thence running North 1 degree 55' 34" West
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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