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NY S09425
Bill
Status
12/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the commissioner of general services to lease state land to the Sing Sing Prison Museum in Ossining, Westchester County for 99 years at a consideration of one dollar, subject to consent from the department of corrections and community supervision.
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Grants the museum an easement for access from the Powerhouse to the 1825 Cellblock and requires a management agreement addressing museum operations, facility safety and security, and property boundaries.
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Land transfer must be completed within two years of the act's effective date or authorization is revoked; application must be made within one year or transfer authority is forfeited.
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Restricts the conveyed land exclusively to museum purposes with a covenant requiring reversion to the state if the land is not accepted or used for museum operations.
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Requires the Sing Sing Prison Museum to comply with state prevailing wage requirements, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and minority- and women-owned business regulations under Executive Law Article 15.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey by a 99-year lease certain unappropriated state land to the Sing Sing Prison Museum; requires the department of corrections and community supervision shall enter into a management agreement with such museum that would include, but not be limited to, requirements for operating such museum, the ongoing needs of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility with regard to safety and security, and a description of the property boundaries for the leased property and easement; makes related provisions.
Last Action
VETOED MEMO.174
12/23/2022