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NY A04030

Bill

Status

Passed

8/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Karen McMahon

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Town of Amherst, Erie County to discontinue approximately 0.892 acres of parkland and lease it to Verizon Wireless at fair market value for up to 30 years for a wireless communications tower

  • Requires all lease proceeds to be dedicated to acquiring new parklands or making capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities

  • Mandates that if the land stops being used for the wireless tower, the lease terminates, the tower must be removed, and the land reverts to public park use

  • Conditions the discontinuance on compliance with any federal requirements if the parkland received federal funding, including approval from the Secretary of the Interior and substitution of equivalent lands

Legislative Description

Authorizes the discontinuance of certain parklands in the town of Amherst, county of Erie for lease to Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems, LLC d/b/a Verizon Wireless for the placement and operation of a wireless communications tower.

Last Action

signed chap.325

8/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules6/9/2025
Rules6/6/2025
Ways and Means6/5/2025
Local Governments1/30/2025

Full Bill Text

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