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NY A01531
Bill
Status
1/17/2023
Primary Sponsor
Fred Thiele
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AI Summary
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Confirms that the Trustees for the Proprietors of the town of Southampton, created by chapter 255 of the laws of 1818, are extinguished as a body politic.
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Grants the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton authority to enforce public easement and access rights upon ocean beaches within the town, including all rights conferred by the Dongan Patent of 1686.
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Defines "ocean beaches" as the area of Atlantic Ocean beaches in Southampton between the crest of the primary dune and the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Preserves the Trustees' ownership rights over town waters and their products as granted by the Dongan Patent and chapters 255 and 283 of the laws of 1818 and 1831.
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Clarifies that the act does not affect the powers of incorporated villages within Southampton over their respective lands, beaches, and waters under state law.
Legislative Description
Relates to the trustees of the Freeholders and the Commonalty of the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk; provides that the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton have and shall continue to have the authority to enforce the public's easement and access upon the ocean beaches within the town of Southampton, including all rights of the public with respect to the said ocean beaches which were conferred upon them by the Dongan Patent of 1686; defines "ocean beaches".
Last Action
reported referred to rules
5/21/2024