§ 72-d. Acquisition of lands for park and parkway purposes or for
district headquarters for the state department of transportation, and
dedication of the same in the town of Babylon. The governing board of
any municipal corporation in the town of Babylon or the town board of
such town may acquire by purchase, gift, devise or condemnation real
estate or any interest therein necessary for or incidental to the
construction of a state park or state parkway, or for district
headquarters for the state department of transportation, and may donate
or dedicate the same to the state or may release to the state for such
purpose existing rights of way or easements not required for town or
village purposes. If the acquisition be by such town, the moneys
necessary therefor shall constitute a town charge and be raised, in
whole or in part, by taxation as other town charges or such moneys may
be raised, in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance law; if
the acquisition be by a village, the moneys therefor may be raised, in
whole or in part, by taxation, as other village taxes or such moneys may
be raised, in whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance law.