S 9079 New York Senate · 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 parkland parcels (described in Section 3) to Tag Towers LLC for up to 30 years to install and operate a wireless communication tower. The town must dedicate funds equal to the fair market value of the leased land toward acquiring new parklands or improving existing recreational facilities. If the tower is no longer used, the land reverts to public park purposes, and the tower must be removed. The bill directly affects Brookhaven residents through land use changes and the company Tag Towers LLC through the lease agreement.

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Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Last action Jun 2, 2026

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S9079 → S9079A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to simplify the structure by splitting the original Section 1 into two distinct subsections: one for leasing land and one for conveying easements. The amendment clarifies that lease proceeds must be used for park improvements and adds a specific requirement for the town to dedicate the fair market value of the easement itself toward park capital improvements. Additionally, the land descriptions were updated to include acreage, and the reversion clause was expanded to ensure the easement terminates if the tower is removed.

Scope change

The bill's scope was refined to separate the authorization for land leasing from the authorization for easement conveyance, ensuring both have specific funding and reversion conditions attached.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific mandate that the town must dedicate an amount equal to the fair market value of the easement interest toward park capital improvements, in addition to proceeds from the lease.

Clarified that easement proceeds are specifically for the installation, operation, and maintenance of subsurface electrical cables, with a requirement to restore the surface upon completion.

Expanded the reversion clause to explicitly state that the easement must also terminate and revert to the town if the tower lease ends.

Updated the federal funding compliance section to reference both the leased land and the easement land when discussing federal parkland conversion requirements.

DEFINITION

Added specific acreage measurements (.057 acres for the leased land and .552 acres for the easement) to the land descriptions.

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Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9079A

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Apr 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Jan 29, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors