Extends the expiration of provisions relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of permitting them to receive land at no cost from Suffolk County to be placed under their stewardship.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8591
SPONSOR: Schiavoni TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 387 of the laws of 2013 relating to including
the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southamp-
ton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East
Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of
Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of
the general municipal law, in relation to extending the expiration of
such provisions
PURPOSE:
This bill would extend until July 31, 2027, provisions relating the
inclusion of the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town
of Southampton, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty
Of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of
section 72-h of the general municipal law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Extends the sunset date of Chapter 387 of the Laws of 2013 to
July 31, 2027, for the inclusion of the Trustees of the Freeholders and
Commonalty of the Town of Southampton the Trustees of the Freeholders
and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the Free-
holders and Commonalty of the Town of Southold as municipal corporations
for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law, as
amended by Chapter 187 of the Laws of 2021 and Chapter 160 of the Laws
of 2023.
Section 2. Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Typically, the County of Suffolk transfers land pursuant to section 72-h
of the general municipal law. This section states that land transfers
only occur to municipal corporations, which through definition are
limited to county, town and village government. While not a taxing
jurisdiction, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town
of Southampton, the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
Town of East Hampton and the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty
of the Town of Southold are clearly a form of local elected government
and would greatly benefit from the ability to receive land at no cost
from the County to be placed under their stewardship. This legislation
would provide that for the purposes of section 72-h of the general
municipal law, the term "municipal corporation" shall include the Trus-
tees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town. of Southampton, the
Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton
and the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of Sout-
hold.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.1759/A.1221 Chapter 387 of the Laws of 2013
S.5915/A.8183 Chapter 86 of the Laws of 2015
S.6774/A.8486 Chapter 101 of the Laws of 2017
S.6426/A.8239 Chapter 128 of the Laws of 2019
S.7119/A.7951 Chapter 187 of the Laws of 2021
S.7072/A.7354 Chapter 160 of the Laws of 2023
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8591
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 387 of the laws of 2013 relating to including
the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of South-
ampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East
Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of
Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of
the general municipal law, in relation to extending the expiration of
such provisions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 387 of the laws of 2013, relating to
2 including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of
3 Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of
4 East Hampton and the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the
5 town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section
6 72-h of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 160 of the laws
7 of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
9 of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed July 31, [2025] 2027.
10 § 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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