Increases the maximum value of unappropriated state land that the commissioner of general services may sell and convey from less than twenty thousand dollars to less than fifty thousand dollars to any owner of adjacent lands.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10146
SPONSOR: Rules (Woerner) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public lands law, in relation to the maximum value
of unappropriated state land that the commissioner of general services
may sell and convey
1.
PURPOSE:
The bill would raise the value limit of certain small parcels of state
land that may be sold by private sale to an adjacent landowner.
2.
SUMMARY OFPROVISIONS:
The bill would amend paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of Section 33 of the
Public Lands Law by increasing the value limit of certain small parcels
of State-owned land that may be sold by private sale town adjacent land-
owner from $20,000 to $50,000. The dollar limit has not been increased
to account for inflation in the real estate market since 2007.
3.
EXISTING LAW:
Currently, the law allows the Office of General Services ("OGS") to
transfer certain small parcels of State land by private sale to an adja-
cent landowner. The value limit for this type of transaction is current-
ly $20,000, and the limit has not been increased since 2007.
4.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill. The value limit was increased from $10,000 to
$20,000 by § 1 of Chapter 187 of the Laws of 2007.
5.
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT
The increase to $50,000 is intended to reflect the dramatic increase in
real estate prices since the limit was last increased in 2007. Public
Lands Law § 33(2)(b) has proven useful in disposing of small parcels of
State-owned land that are not legal building lots and do not warrant the
expense of public sale because of their lack of marketability. The
amendment will enhance the use of this paragraph and put small, other-
wise unmarketable, parcels back on the tax rolls.
6.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS: The sale of these properties provides modest
income to the State and relieves the State of the financial burdens and
potential risks associated with the ownership of unused State property.
7.
LOCAL IMPACT
Local governments may see some increased tax revenue as small, currently
tax-exempt parcels are put back on the tax rolls.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10146
IN ASSEMBLY
May 3, 2022
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Woerner,
Zebrowski) -- (at request of the Office of General Services) -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to the maximum value
of unappropriated state land that the commissioner of general services
may sell and convey
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 33 of the public
2 lands law, as amended by chapter 187 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 (b) The commissioner of general services may sell and convey parcels
5 of unappropriated state land which (i) do not constitute legal building
6 lots in the municipality in which they are located and (ii) have an
7 appraised value of less than [twenty] fifty thousand dollars each at
8 private sale to any owner of adjacent lands. Consideration for such
9 sales shall be for a price not less than the appraised value and such
10 additional terms and conditions as the commissioner may deem necessary.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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