BILL NUMBER: S7989
SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 799 of the laws of 2021, relating to authorizing
the city of New Rochelle, county of Westchester to sell, convey and
alienate certain land, in furtherance of an economic development inter-
est of the state and/or city of New Rochelle, in relation to making
technical changes thereto
 
PURPOSE OF BILL:
To narrow the reverter clause in Chapter 799 of the laws of 2021 to
apply only to the dedicated space for veterans organization and remove
the reverter related to the preservation of the Armory Building.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section 8 of chapter 799 of the laws of
2021 to limit the application of this section to the dedicated space for
veterans organization.
Section two amends subdivision (b) of section 2 of chapter 799 of the
laws of 2021 to narrow the reverter clause to apply only to the dedi-
cated space for veterans organization and remove the reverter related to
the preservation of the armory building.
Section three establishes the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would make changes to the underlying legislation in Chapter
799 of 2021, which allowed the dedication of new waterfront parkland as
part of a development project, with the requirement to preserve the
armory building, including the annex, and maintain a dedicated space for
veterans organization use at no or a de minimis rental amount as
approved by the city council.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.