Assembly Bill A8898A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

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Current Bill Status Via S9063 - 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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2023-A8898 - Details

Law Section:
Niagara Falls, City of

2023-A8898 - Summary

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and transfer the property to The Papermill, LLC.

2023-A8898 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8898
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the city of Niagara Falls 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 city of  Niagara
 Falls  is  hereby  authorized, acting by and through its governing body,
 and upon such terms and conditions as determined by,  and  in  the  sole
 discretion  of  such  governing body, to discontinue the use as parkland
 and alienate the lands described in section three of this  act,  and  to
 convey property interests in such lands to The Papermill, LLC.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be effective on the condition that the city of Niagara Falls dedicate an
 amount equal to or greater than fair market value of the parklands being
 alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisition of
 new  parklands  and/or  capital improvements to existing park and recre-
 ational facilities.
   § 3. The portion of land authorized by section one of this act  to  be
 permanently discontinued as parkland is described as follows:
   ALL  THAT  TRACT,  PIECE  OF  PARCEL  OF  LAND, situate in the City of
 Niagara Falls, County of Niagara and State of New  York.  Known  as  the
 "Ten Rod Strip", located, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
   BEGINNING  at  a point where the south line of Buffalo Avenue produced
 from-east intersects the east  line  of  Tenth  Street  produced  south;
 thence running south along the east line of Tenth Street produced to the
 thread of the Niagara River or the south boundary of the City of Niagara
 Falls;  thence  westerly  along the said boundary of the City of Niagara
 Falls to a point in said boundary that is distant  from  the  said  east
 line of Tenth Street produced south as aforesaid ten rods or one hundred
 sixty  five (165) feet, measured at right angles therefrom; thence north
 parallel to the east line of Tenth Street produced south and distant ten
 rods or one hundred sixty five (165) feet therefrom to the south line of
 Buffalo Avenue; thence east along the south line of Buffalo  Avenue  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2023-A8898A - Details

Law Section:
Niagara Falls, City of

2023-A8898A - Summary

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and transfer the property to The Papermill, LLC.

2023-A8898A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8898--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the city of Niagara Falls 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 city of Niagara
 Falls is hereby authorized, acting by and through  its  governing  body,
 and  upon  such  terms  and conditions as determined by, and in the sole
 discretion of such governing body, to discontinue the  use  as  parkland
 and  alienate  the  lands described in section three of this act, and to
 convey property interests in such lands to The Papermill,  LLC  for  the
 purpose  of  joining  two commercial properties that this parcel divides
 preventing development of the adjacent properties.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be effective on the condition that the city of Niagara Falls dedicate an
 amount equal to or greater than fair market value of the parklands being
 alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisition of
 new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing  park  and  recre-
 ational facilities.
   §  3.  The portion of land authorized by section one of this act to be
 permanently discontinued as parkland is described as follows:
   ALL THAT TRACT, PIECE OF PARCEL  OF  LAND,  situate  in  the  City  of
 Niagara  Falls,  County  of Niagara, and State of New York, known as the
 "Ten Rod Strip", located and bounded and described as follows:
   Beginning at a point where the south line of Buffalo  Avenue  produced
 from  the  east (99-foot-wide Roadway) intersects the east line of Tenth
 Street produced south;
   Thence running south along the east  line  of  Tenth  Street  produced
 south  to the north line of lands Appropriated by the Power Authority of
 the State of New York for the Niagara Power Project, Map No. 1499 Parcel
 1966 recorded in Liber 1426 of deeds at page 980;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13779-04-4

2023-A8898B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Niagara Falls, City of

2023-A8898B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands and transfer the property to The Papermill, LLC.

2023-A8898B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8898--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
   reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to authorizing the city of Niagara Falls 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 city of Niagara
 Falls, county of Niagara, is hereby authorized, acting  by  and  through
 its  governing body, and upon such terms and conditions as determined by
 such governing body, to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate the
 lands described in section three of this act, to The Papermill, LLC  for
 the  purpose  of  joining  two  commercial properties that this parkland
 divides preventing development of the adjacent properties.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
 be effective on the condition that the city of Niagara Falls dedicate an
 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of  the  parklands
 being alienated pursuant to section one of this act towards the acquisi-
 tion  of  new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park and
 recreational facilities.
   § 3. The parkland authorized by section one of this act to be  discon-
 tinued as parkland is described as follows:
   ALL  THAT  TRACT,  PIECE  OF  PARCEL  OF  LAND, situate in the City of
 Niagara Falls, County of Niagara, and State of New York,  known  as  the
 "Ten Rod Strip", located and bounded and described as follows:
   Beginning  at  a point where the south line of Buffalo Avenue produced
 from the east (99-foot-wide Roadway) intersects the east line  of  Tenth
 Street produced south;
   Thence  running  south  along  the  east line of Tenth Street produced
 south to the north line of lands Appropriated by the Power Authority  of
 the State of New York for the Niagara Power Project, Map No. 1499 Parcel
 1966 recorded in Liber 1426 of deeds at page 980;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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