BILL NUMBER: S9221A
SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing the town of Brookhaven to discontinue
a portion of real property in the county of Suffolk as parkland and to
grant easements to West Ferry Office, LLC for the construction of sewer
facilities
 
PURPOSE:
To allow alienation of parkland in the town of Brookhaven for the
purposes of connecting a sewer line at the Port Jefferson Ferry Termi-
nal.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to convey by appropriate
instruments to West Ferry Office, LLC, easements in parkland described
in section 3 of this act.
Section 2. Provides the town of Brookhaven dedicates an amount equal to
or greater towards the easement interest being alienated toward the
acquisition of new parklands and/or capital improvement to existing
parklands within the town of Brookhaven.
Section 3. Description of the parcel.
Section 4. Provides that if the town of Brookhaven received federal
funding for such parcel and has not complied with the federal require-
ments, the conveyance of the easement shall not occur.
Section 5. Provides that the West Ferry Office, LLC shall restore the
surface of the parcel upon completion of the construction.
Section 6. Sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company is in the process of
a major construction project to bring greater efficiency to the Port
Jefferson Ferry terminal. They need to connect to a sewer line located
in a parking lot located in the town of Brookhaven. This legislation
allows for the town of Brookhaven to grant an easement for the project
to be completed.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately