NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1300

Senate Bill S1300

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson and special districts therein for state land operated by the department of environmental conservation

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 09, 2025	referred to investigations and government operations

2025-S1300 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §19-b, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S4191
2017-2018: S3291
2019-2020: S1044, S7218
2021-2022: S379
2023-2024: S387

2025-S1300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the payment of state aid to the town of New Hudson and special districts therein for state land operated by the department of environmental conservation.

2025-S1300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1300

SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public lands law, in relation to the payment of
state aid on account of certain state lands in the town of New Hudson,
in the county of Allegany

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To permit the transfer and conveyance of Perrysburg Pond, Crocker's Pond
and Bob's Pond (tax map 2.003-1-20) to the state of New York

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Cattaraugus County is authorized to discontinue the use of
certain parcels of reforested land in the town of Perrysburg.

Section 2: The lands authorized to be alienated and conveyed shall be
devoted in perpetuity and without compensation.

Section 3: Lists the lands to be alienated and conveyed.

Section 4: The land to be transferred, and all structures and facilities
situated on such land, shall be maintained, owned and operated for
recreational purposes by the state of New York. The use of such parkland
and facilities shall continue to be made available to the general
public, including all residents of Cattaraugus County.

Section 5: Effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Cattaraugus County Legislature adopted Resolution No. 251-2021 on
June 9, 2021, requesting that the New York State Legislature adopt
special legislation permitting the transfer and conveyance of Cattarau-
gus County reforestation property to New York State.

The County has explored many options in relation to the property includ-
ing, but not limited to, timber harvest, recreational use, access to the
property and continued maintenance of the property.

It has been determined to be in the county's best interests to transfer
and convey the aforementioned reforestation property to New York State.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S.7283 Referred to Local Governments

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1300
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in  relation  to  the  payment  of
   state aid on account of certain state lands in the town of New Hudson,
   in the county of Allegany

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 19-b of  the  public  lands
 law,  subdivision  1  as  added  by  chapter 260 of the laws of 1980 and
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 373 of the laws of 1981, are amended
 to read as follows:
   1. State aid shall be payable to any municipal corporation or  special
 district  as  such  terms  are defined by section one hundred two of the
 real property tax law and hereinafter collectively referred to  in  this
 section  as  "taxing authority", when on any assessment roll the taxable
 assessed valuation in such taxing authority is decreased in any year  by
 reason  of  the  transfer of title or possession of land or improvements
 thereon (A) to the state or an agency  of  the  state  located  at  West
 Valley,  Cattaraugus  county and theretofore utilized by the corporation
 known as "Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc."; OR (B) TO THE STATE  LOCATED  IN
 THE  TOWN  OF  NEW  HUDSON,  IN  THE COUNTY OF ALLEGANY, AND THERETOFORE
 SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
 TION.
   2. The state aid payable  to  a  taxing  authority  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall  be computed and paid during the first fiscal year of any
 such taxing authority commencing on or  after  January  first,  nineteen
 hundred  eighty-one,  and during each fiscal year thereafter. Such state
 aid shall in each year be equal to the amount of taxes levied  or  which
 would  have  been levied by or in behalf of the taxing authority against
 such lands and the improvements thereon  on  the  last  assessment  roll

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01620-01-5

 S. 1300                             2
 
 finally  completed  in THE YEAR THAT THE LAND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE STATE,
 ADJUSTED FOR ANY CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT, BUT NOT LESS THAN THE  ASSESSMENT
 ROLL COMPLETED IN nineteen hundred eighty.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and the first payment of
 state aid shall be based upon assessment rolls completed in 2024.

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