NY State Senate Bill 2025-S5686

Senate Bill S5686

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area

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Feb 27, 2025	referred to local government

2025-S5686 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6468
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Richmond County
Laws Affected:: Amd §5, Chap 759 of 1973
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S6054, A7259
2023-2024: S4828, A5695

2025-S5686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area until June 30, 2027.

2025-S5686 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S5686

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 759 of the laws of 1973 relating to the transfer
of lands to the United States for the establishment of the Gateway
National Recreation Area, in relation to the time period in which lands
may be conveyed

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation extends the time period during which lands may be
transferred to U.S. for establishment of the Gateway National Recre-
ational. Area.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Section 5 of chapter 759 of the laws of 1973 relating to the
transfer of lands to the United States for the establishment of the
Gateway National Recreational Area, as amended by chapter 85 of the laws
of 2008, is amended to read as follows: Section 5. All such lands shall

be ceded, granted and conveyed to the United States on or before June
30, 2025

Section 2: Provides the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Gateway National Recreational Area plan is an innovative approach to
the creation of urban park space. Gateway will combine recreational
facilities with educational programs and an organized effort to attract
the population of the entire region which this Federal project will
serve.

The process of assembling the scattered properties (situated in three of
the City's counties and in New Jersey) which will ultimately comprise
Gateway is not yet completed, in part because the plan to create the
park has taken into account the need for input from the communities it
will adjoin as well as those it will serve. As amended, this legislation
would mandate timely applicable community board and borough board
notification and review of any future property to be ceded or conveyed
as part of Gateway.

In order to permit the Gateway project to take shape at a rate which
permits the participation of the parties interested in the area' s ulti-
mate success, this bill extends by two years the deadline for transfer
of those properties still held by the State and City of New York which
are included in the Gateway plan.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2023: A.5695/S.4828 Passed Senate and Assembly, Signed - Chapter 173

2021: A.7259/D.6054 Passed Senate and Assembly, Signed - Chapter 136

2019: A.8150/S.6358 Passed Senate and Assembly, Signed - Chapter 88

2017: A.4864/S.5322 Passed Senate and Assembly, Signed - Chapter 79
2015: A.5614/S.4128 - Passed Senate and Assembly, Signed - Chapter 40

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S5686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5686
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 27, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 759 of the laws of 1973 relating to the transfer
   of lands to the United States for the  establishment  of  the  Gateway
   National  Recreation  Area,  in  relation  to the time period in which
   lands may be conveyed
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  5 of chapter 759 of the laws of 1973 relating to
 the transfer of lands to the United States for the establishment of  the
 Gateway  National Recreation Area, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws
 of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   § 5. All such lands shall be ceded, granted and conveyed to the United
 States on or before June 30, [2025] 2027.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10324-01-5

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