A 8903 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the county of Putnam to lease certain lands used as parklands

This bill authorizes Putnam County to sell a specific parcel of parkland in Carmel for a cell tower installation by Homeland Towers, LLC. The county must dedicate funds equal to the land's fair market value toward acquiring new parkland or improving existing parks. It directly affects Putnam County residents who use the parkland and local cellular service users. The key provision requires the county to offset the loss of parkland by investing in new recreational space, ensuring no net reduction in public park access. The bill does not change zoning or service requirements for the tower itself.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 16, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026
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A8903B A8903C · 3 edits
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The bill version was updated from B to C, reflecting procedural steps where the committee reported the bill again with amendments. The substantive text regarding the lease area and easement descriptions remains identical, indicating no changes to the bill's scope, funding, or eligibility criteria.
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Updated the bill number from 8903--B to 8903--C and adjusted the page numbering in the header.

Added a line to the committee history noting that the bill was 'again reported from said committee with amendments'.

Updated the document identifier code from LBD13376-04-6 to LBD13376-06-6.

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Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8903C
lower
May 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8903B
lower
May 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8903A
lower
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
Jun 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
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Matt Slater
RRepublican/Conservative
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