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                                   9809
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT authorizing the  town  of  Hempstead  to  transfer  ownership  of
   certain parkland to the village of Freeport
 
   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
 Hempstead, county of Nassau, acting through its governing body is hereby
 authorized  to  discontinue  the  use of town parkland more particularly
 described in section two of this act, and to convey its interest in  the
 real  property  to the village of Freeport upon terms agreed upon by the
 town of Hempstead and the village of Freeport for use by such village of
 Freeport for park and/or recreational purposes, provided, however,  that
 such  village of Freeport shall continue to provide access to such park-
 land and/or recreational facilities to all  residents  of  the  town  of
 Hempstead  and the village shall not enact any fees or charges which are
 higher for town residents who are not village residents.
   (b) Any revenues received by the town of Hempstead 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  Hempstead
 in  section  one  of  this  act  are  located,  bounded and described as
 follows:
   ALL that certain plot, piece or  parcel  of  land  together  with  the
 improvements  thereon,  situate,  lying  and  being  in the Incorporated
 Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State  of  New
 York  being known and designated as and by Section 62 Block C Lot 102 on
 the Land and Tax Map of Nassau County bounded and described  thereon  as
 follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point on the easterly side of So. Grove Street a/k/a
 Guy Lombardo Boulevard, distant 343.87 feet southerly  from  the  corner
 formed by the intersection of the easterly side of So. Grove Street with
 the  southerly  side  of Howard Avenue, which said point of beginning is
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 also the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly side  of  So.
 Grove Street with the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
   RUNNING  THENCE the following four (4) courses and distances along the
 easterly side of So. Grove Street:
   1. Southerly, 703.92 feet, to an angle point in said easterly side  of
 So.  Grove Street;
   2.  Southeasterly, 305.76 feet to another angle point in said easterly
 side of So. Grove Street;
   3. Southeasterly, 403.71 feet to another angle point in said  easterly
 side of So. Grove Street;
   4.  Southerly,  470 feet to the northerly line of Tax Lot 151, Section
 62, Block 102 on the said Land and Tax Map of Nassau County;
   RUNNING THENCE the following three (3) courses and distances along the
 northerly and easterly lines of said Tax Lot 151, Section 62, Block 102:
   1. Easterly, along the northerly line of said tax lot, 63.0 feet to  a
 point on the easterly line of said tax lot;
   2.  Southerly, along the easterly line of said tax lot, 249.70 feet to
 an angle point in said easterly line of said tax lot;
   3. Southerly, still along the easterly line of  said  tax  lot,  70.00
 feet to The Narrows (Freeport River);
   RUNNING  THENCE  Easterly, along The Narrows, 740 feet more or less to
 the westerly line of Hudson Bay;
   RUNNING THENCE along the westerly line of Hudson Bay, 1100  feet  more
 or less to the southerly line of Tax Lot 103, Section 62, Block C;
   THENCE Westerly, along the southerly line of said tax lot, 96.39 feet,
 to a point on the westerly line of said tax lot;
   RUNNING THENCE Northwesterly, along the said westerly line of said tax
 and  the  westerly  lines  of  Tax  Lots 104 and 471, 294.78 feet to the
 northwesterly side of Anchorage Way;
   RUNNING THENCE the following six (6) courses and distances  along  the
 southwesterly and southerly sides of Anchorage Way:
   1.  Northwesterly,  315.69 feet to an angle point in the southwesterly
 side of Anchorage Way;
   2. Northwesterly, 300.48 feet to another angle point in the  southwes-
 terly side of Anchorage Way;
   3. Westerly, 83.70 feet, along the southwesterly and southerly side of
 Anchorage  Way to another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage
 Way;
   4. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 83.70 feet  to
 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
   5. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 182.87 feet to
 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way;
   6. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 272.96 feet to
 another angle point in the southerly side of Anchorage Way; and,
   7. Westerly, along the southerly side of Anchorage Way, 110.15 feet to
 the  point  or  place of BEGINNING. Containing 39 acres of land, more or
 less.
   § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act  and  all  struc-
 tures  and  facilities  situated on such land shall be maintained, owned
 and operated for park purposes by the village of Freeport.  The  use  of
 such  parkland and facilities shall continue to be made available to the
 general public of the state of New York, including all residents of  the
 town  of  Hempstead and the village of Freeport.  Where the availability
 of such facilities is limited, use of such facilities must be determined
 by an equitable method.
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   § 4.  Should the lands described in section two of this act  cease  to
 be  used  for  the  purposes described in section one of this act, those
 lands shall revert to the town of Hempstead for public park  and  recre-
 ational purposes.
   §  5.  In  the  event  that the town of Hempstead 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 Hemp-
 stead 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.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.