NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8947

Senate Bill S8947

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Kinderhook to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 27, 2024	signed chap.393
Sep 20, 2024	delivered to governor
Jun 07, 2024	returned to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.636 substituted for a9847c
Jun 06, 2024	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
Jun 03, 2024	amended on third reading 8947a
May 08, 2024	advanced to third reading
May 07, 2024	2nd report cal.
May 06, 2024	1st report cal.900
Apr 02, 2024	referred to local government

Votes

- Jun 6, 2024 - Floor Vote
  S8947
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 6, 2024
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Walczyk
  May 6, 2024 - Local Government Committee Vote
  S8947
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Local Government Committee Vote: May 6, 2024
      
      aye (7)
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Martinez
      
      Rhoads
      
      Skoufis
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-S8947 - Details

Law Section:: Parks

2023-S8947 - Summary

Authorizes the town of Kinderhook to alienate certain parklands and to convey such land to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad for the purpose of providing emergency medical services to the town of Kinderhook.

2023-S8947 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8947

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the town of Kinderhook to transfer ownership of
certain parkland to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.

 
PURPOSE:

To authorize the Town of Kinderhook to convey certain parkland to Vala-
tie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. to provide emergency medical services.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one authorizes the Town of Kinderhook to convey town parkland to
Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. for the purpose of providing Emer-
gency Medical Services.

Section two describes the boundaries of the land to be conveyed.

Section three requires the Town of Kinderhook to meet with any federal

regulations pertaining to the alienation of parklands, if applicable.

Section four states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. provides vital EMS services to
multiple towns in Columbia County. The volunteer EMS squad's ability to
continue serving their community is unfortunately in jeopardy due to the
rapidly deteriorating state of their current facility. Soil oversatu-
ration has caused their septic system and floor drains to stop working,
and their building itself needs substantial repairs.  The best solution
to resolve these issues in the long term is for the Valatie Volunteer
Rescue Squad to construct a facility on new land, which they have
arranged to do on land within the Town of Kinderhook.  Because it was
originally state-owned land, the town requires state authorization to
convey it to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad.  This bill authorizes
the town to convey this land to them so that they can construct their
new facility and continue delivering vital EMS services.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8947 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8947
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the town  of  Kinderhook  to  transfer  ownership  of
   certain parkland to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.
 
   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
 Kinderhook,  county  of  Columbia,  acting through its governing body is
 hereby authorized to discontinue the use of town parkland  more  partic-
 ularly  described in section two of this act, and to convey its interest
 in the real property to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.    upon
 terms  agreed  upon  by the town of Kinderhook and the Valatie Volunteer
 Rescue Squad, Inc. for use by the Valatie Volunteer Rescue  Squad,  Inc.
 for  the  purpose of providing emergency medical services to the town of
 Kinderhook.
   (b) Any revenues received by the town of Kinderhook from the  transfer
 shall  be used for capital improvements of existing park or recreational
 and/or the acquisition of additional park or recreational facilities.
   § 2. The parklands authorized to be conveyed by the town of Kinderhook
 in section one of  this  act  are  located,  bounded  and  described  as
 follows:
   ALL  that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in
 the Town of Kinderhook, County of  Columbia,  and  State  of  New  York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  steel  pin at the southwesterly corner of the parcel
 herein to be described, said point of beginning being at the  southeast-
 erly  corner  of the lands now or formerly of The State of New York said
 point of beginning being further referenced as S 66°10'52" E a  distance
 of  380.86  feet  from  a  steel  pin  on the easterly side of a Town of
 Kinderhook highway commonly known as State Farm Road;
 thence from said point of beginning and along lands of said State of New
 York:  N 34°15'00" E a distance of 456.84 feet to a point;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14664-01-4
 S. 8947                             2

 
 Thence through lands of the Town of Kinderhook  on  the  following  four
 courses;
 S 62°25'13" E a distance of 602.24 feet to a point;
 S 32°59'21" W a distance of 370.14 feet to a point;
 N 89°51'57" W a distance of 110.48 feet to a point;
 N 66°10'52" W a distance of 523.50 feet to the point of beginning;
 having an area of 261069.10 square feet or 5.99 acres of land.
   Subject to any and all easements of record.
   §  3.  In  the  event that the town of Kinderhook received any funding
 support or assistance from the  federal  government  for  the  purchase,
 maintenance  or improvement of the parklands set forth in section two of
 this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland  authorized
 by  the provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of Kinder-
 hook has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
 ation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secretary  of
 the  interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all condi-
 tions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to ensure  the
 substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and
 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8947A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Parks

2023-S8947A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S8947A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8947A

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act authorizing the town of Kinderhook to transfer ownership of
certain parkland to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.

 
PURPOSE:

To authorize the Town of Kinderhook to convey certain parkland to Vala-
tie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. to provide emergency medical services.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one authorizes the Town of Kinderhook to convey town parkland to
Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. for the purpose of providing Emer-
gency Medical Services.

Section two requires the town to use an amount equal to the fair market
value of the lands to improve or expand parkland.

Section three describes the boundaries of the land to be conveyed.

Section four requires the Town of Kinderhook to meet with any federal
regulations pertaining to the alienation of parklands, if applicable.

Section five states the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. provides vital EMS services to
multiple towns in Columbia County. The volunteer EMS squad's ability to
continue serving their community is unfortunately in jeopardy due to the
rapidly deteriorating state of their current facility. Soil oversatu-
ration has caused their septic system and floor drains to stop working,
and their building itself needs substantial repairs.  The best solution
to resolve these issues in the long term is for the Valatie 4 Volunteer
Rescue Squad to construct a facility on new land, which they have
arranged to do on land within the Town of Kinderhook. Because it was
originally state-owned land, the town requires state authorization to
convey it to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad.  This bill authorizes
the town to convey this land to them so that they can construct their
new facility and continue delivering vital EMS services.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8947--A
     Cal. No. 900
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, 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  authorizing  the  town  of  Kinderhook to transfer ownership of
   certain parkland to the Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.
 
   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 Kinder-
 hook, county of Columbia, 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 to sell and  convey  at  fair
 market  value  the  lands described in section three of this act, to the
 Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.  for use by the  Valatie  Volunteer
 Rescue  Squad,  Inc.  for  the  purpose  of  providing emergency medical
 services to the town of Kinderhook.
   § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
 effect only upon the condition that the town of Kinderhook  shall  dedi-
 cate  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 facili-
 ties.
   § 3. The parklands authorized to  be  alienated  and  discontinued  as
 parklands  by  the  town  of  Kinderhook  in section one of this act are
 located, bounded and described as follows:
   ALL that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being  in
 the  Town  of  Kinderhook,  County  of  Columbia, and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a steel pin at the southwesterly  corner  of  the  parcel
 herein  to be described, said point of beginning being at the southeast-
 erly corner of the lands now or formerly of The State of New  York  said
 point  of beginning being further referenced as S 66°10'52" E a distance
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14664-07-4
 S. 8947--A                          2
 
 of 380.86 feet from a steel pin on  the  easterly  side  of  a  Town  of
 Kinderhook highway commonly known as State Farm Road;
 thence from said point of beginning and along lands of said State of New
 York:  N 34°15'00" E a distance of 456.84 feet to a point;
 Thence  through  lands  of  the Town of Kinderhook on the following four
 courses;
 S 62°25'13" E a distance of 602.24 feet to a point;
 S 32°59'21" W a distance of 370.14 feet to a point;
 N 89°51'57" W a distance of 110.48 feet to a point;
 N 66°10'52" W a distance of 523.50 feet to the point of beginning;
 having an area of 261069.10 square feet or 5.99 acres of land.
   § 4. In the event that the town of  Kinderhook  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 parkland author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur  until  the  town  of
 Kinderhook  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 ensure
 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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