New York Senate Bill S10137

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 4/30/26
• Refer: 4/30/26

Caption

Directs the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to conduct a legal review for the re-designation of Donald J. Trump State Park, in Putnam and Westchester counties to a new name.

Summary

This bill directs the Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to conduct a legal review of whether Donald J. Trump State Park, located in Putnam and Westchester counties, can be re-designated under a new name. The commissioner must report the findings to the Governor, the Temporary President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the Assembly within one year of the bill’s effective date. If the review concludes that the state has legal authority to rename the park, the commissioner is required to change the park’s name. The bill also directs the agency to install and maintain appropriate signage and take any other administrative steps needed to carry out the name change and support public use of the park.

Impact

The bill would not itself immediately rename the park, but it would require a formal legal determination by the parks commissioner and, if authority exists, would compel the state to implement a name change. It would affect the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation’s administrative duties and could alter official references, signage, and records for the park if the re-designation proceeds.

Sentiment

No committee transcript or vote record is provided, so there is no documented debate or recorded support/opposition in the supplied materials. Based on the bill text alone, the measure appears to be a targeted administrative proposal focused on park naming authority rather than broader policy change.

Contention

The central point of contention is likely whether the state has legal authority to rename the park, since the bill conditions any actual name change on the outcome of the commissioner’s review. A secondary likely issue is the political and symbolic significance of removing Donald J. Trump’s name from the park, which could draw support from those favoring re-designation and opposition from those who view the existing name as appropriate or who object to changing a named state asset.