A 10326 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to alienate certain lands used as parklands and to lease such lands for cell tower installation

This bill allows the town of Brookhaven to lease specific parklands for a cellular tower installation by Tag Towers LLC, with a lease term not exceeding 30 years. The town must dedicate funds equal to the fair market value of the parklands to acquire new parklands or improve existing recreational facilities. If the tower is no longer used, the land reverts to parkland status and the tower must be removed. The bill also requires compliance with federal regulations if the parklands were previously federally funded.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2026 Signed Aug 28, 2026
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What changed between versions

A10326 A10326A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to reorganize the text for clarity and expand the scope of the easement granted to the telecommunications company. The primary substantive change adds a requirement that the easement must cover not just access, but also the installation, operation, and maintenance of subsurface electrical cables, with a condition that the surface must be restored after installation.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from authorizing only a wireless tower and general access easement to explicitly including the underground electrical infrastructure required to support the tower.
REQUIREMENT

Added a specific requirement for the town to convey an easement for the installation, operation, and maintenance of subsurface electrical cables, not just general access.

Added a condition requiring the telecommunications company to restore the land surface and continue park usage after the subsurface cable installation is complete.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill's structure by splitting the original Section 1 into subsections (a) and (b) and renumbering the land description sections to improve readability.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2026 · Assembly May 29, 2026

How they voted

583
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 63
Jun 2, 2026
D Democratic41
37 Yea 2 Nay 2
90% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Aug 28, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.270
lower
Jun 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
May 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 29, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 18, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 10326A
lower
Apr 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Rebecca Kassay
DDemocratic
NY
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