STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5813 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 2, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT authorizing the county of Saratoga to transfer and convey refor- ested lands on Kinns Road to the town of Clifton Park, county of Sara- toga The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The county of Saratoga acting through its legislative body, 2 is hereby authorized to discontinue the use of a parcel of reforested 3 land on Kinns Road in the town of Clifton Park, described in section two 4 of this act, and to enter into a contract to convey its interest in the 5 real property to the town of Clifton Park, county of Saratoga upon terms 6 agreed upon by the county of Saratoga and the town of Clifton Park, for 7 use by the town of Clifton Park for continued park and recreational 8 purposes; provided, however, that the town of Clifton Park shall contin- 9 ue to provide access to such parklands and/or recreational facilities to 10 all residents of the county of Saratoga. Such lands shall be devoted for 11 park and recreational purposes in perpetuity, and the conveyance of such 12 lands from the county to the town shall be done without compensation and 13 shall not require any replacement of reforested lands. 14 § 2. The real property authorized to be conveyed by the county of 15 Saratoga pursuant to section one of this act shall be described as 16 follows: 17 All that tract of reforested lands originally acquired by Saratoga 18 County by deed dated June 20, 1938 and recorded in the Saratoga County 19 Clerk's Office in Book 401 of Deeds at Page 495, said lands also being 20 identified as Tax Parcel #265.-2-9. 21 § 3. The land to be transferred pursuant to this act, and all struc- 22 tures and facilities situated on such land, shall be maintained, owned 23 and operated for park purposes by the town of Clifton Park. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11261-01-7

S. 5813 2 1 § 4. The use of such parkland and facilities shall be available to the 2 general public. Where the availability of such facilities is limited, 3 the use of such facilities must be determined by an equitable method 4 which provides priority use to the general public based on a reservation 5 policy for free or for a nominal charge. 6 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.