BILL NUMBER: S7744
SPONSOR: FAHY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of
Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of
using such lands for public school purposes, in relation to authorizing
the use of such lands for any school purposes
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 1 of Chapter 885 of the laws of 1953, authoriz-
ing the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands and
to now use such lands for any educational purposes.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill addresses a section of the laws of 1953 designating the use
case of parklands within Lincoln Park. The relevant section of Lincoln
Park's boundaries is outlined as bounded on the east by South Swan
Street/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, on the west by Delaware Avenue,
on the south by Morton Avenue, and on the north by Park Avenue in the
City of Albany. The bill will enable a vacant building previously used
for public educational purposes to be utilized for any educational
purposes.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.