Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state land to the Syosset Central School District for the purpose of building new and expanding current facilities at Berry Hill Elementary School; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
Summary
A08368 authorizes the New York State Commissioner of General Services to transfer a specific 3.44-acre parcel of state-owned land in Syosset, Nassau County, to the Syosset Central School District for $1. The parcel is to be used exclusively for building new facilities and expanding existing facilities at Berry Hill Elementary School. The bill includes a detailed legal description of the property and allows the school district to submit a survey for approval as part of the conveyance process.
The transfer is tightly conditioned. The district must apply to the Office of General Services within one year of the act’s effective date, and the application must include a board-approved resolution acknowledging the use restrictions. If the land is not accepted or is not used for the specified school purposes, title reverts to the state. The act takes effect immediately and expires, with repeal, two years after enactment.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would create a narrow exception to general state property disposition rules by specifically authorizing the conveyance of identified state land to a local school district. It would affect the Commissioner of General Services, the Office of General Services, and the Syosset Central School District, while leaving the land subject to a restrictive covenant and reverter clause. The measure would not broadly change education or land-transfer law, but would enable a site-specific public-purpose transfer for school construction and expansion.
Sentiment
The available voting history shows strong support and no recorded opposition in committee. The bill passed the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee unanimously, then advanced unanimously through the Ways and Means Committee and the Rules Committee. That pattern suggests the proposal was viewed as a routine, locally focused public-purpose land transfer with little controversy in the legislative process.
Contention
There is little evidence of substantive contention in the available record. The main policy issue is the disposition of state land for a nominal $1 consideration, but the bill addresses that concern by limiting the use to Berry Hill Elementary School, requiring prompt application, and providing for reversion to the state if the land is not used as intended. Any potential concern would likely center on the propriety of transferring public land to a school district and ensuring the parcel is used only for the stated educational purpose.
Same As
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state land to the Syosset Central School District for the purpose of building new and expanding current facilities at Berry Hill Elementary School; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state land to the Syosset Central School District for the purpose of building new and expanding current facilities at Berry Hill Elementary School; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
Provides that the transfer of certain state lands to KIPP: Albany Community Public Charter Schools shall be made after the submission of the application to the office of general services for such transfer, and prior to the expiration of provisions authorizing such transfer; extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating thereto.
Provides that the transfer of certain state lands to KIPP: Albany Community Public Charter Schools shall be made after the submission of the application to the office of general services for such transfer, and prior to the expiration of provisions authorizing such transfer; extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating thereto.