A 8342 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the use of certain park lands for any school purposes

Summary

Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced May 13, 2025 Last action Jun 13, 2025

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A8342 → A8342A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add new requirements for the city of Albany when discontinuing park lands for school purposes. The changes require the city to dedicate an equal or greater fair market value of new parklands or capital improvements, and must comply with federal requirements if federal funding was involved.

Scope change

The bill now includes additional conditions and new sections that were not present in the original version, expanding the requirements for land discontinuance.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that the city must dedicate an amount equal to or greater than fair market value of discontinued parklands toward acquiring new parklands or improving existing facilities.

Added new section requiring compliance with federal requirements if federal funding was used for the parklands, including ensuring equivalent value and usefulness of substituted lands.

Added language specifying that the city must act through its governing body when discontinuing park lands.

Added new sections 1-a and 2-a to the referenced chapter 885 of the laws of 1953.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8342A

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES

lower

May 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CITIES

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors