BILL NUMBER: S7885
SPONSOR: MATTERA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 431 of the laws of 2018 relating to authorizing
the state commissioner of transportation to convey real property to the
town of Huntington, county of Suffolk, in relation to extending certain
provisions
 
PURPOSE:
Extends by one year the date in which the property referenced in chapter
431 of the laws of 2018, as amended by Chapter 287 of the La ws of 2024,
may be transferred to the town of Huntington by the state commissioner
of transportation.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: amends Sections 4 and 5 of chapter 431 of the laws of 2018,
as amended by chapter 287 of the laws of 2024.
Section 2: sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Chapter 431 of the Laws of 2018 authorized the conveyance, within 5
years, of 4.2 acres of real property from the State Department of Trans-
portation (DOT) to the Town of Huntington for use in a major economic
development project in the hamlet of Huntington Station.
The Huntington Station area is undergoing a transformative mixed-use
revitalization, under the auspices of a Public-Private Partnersh ip
between the Town of Huntington and its Master Developer. This partner-
ship has conducted significant public outreach and economic r esearch on
the project. As DOT controls a portion of the land needed to complete
the project, the Department has been working closely with Huntington
officials to transfer the necessary parcels to the Town. This legis-
lation is the byproduct of those negotiations, wh ich are still ongoing.
Chapter 560 of the Laws of 2023 and Chapter 287 of the Laws of 2024
previously extended, by one year each, the date in which the subject
property may be transferred to the town of Huntington by the state
commissioner of transportation. This bil l extends that date by an addi-
tional year.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: Chapter 287 of the Laws of 2024
2023: Chapter 560 of the Laws of 2023
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.