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NY A04660
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tommy Schiavoni
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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 after disbanding in 1882
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Grants the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton authority to enforce public easement and access on ocean beaches, including rights conferred by the Dongan Patent of 1686
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Defines "ocean beaches" as the area between the crest of the primary dune and the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean within Southampton
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Preserves the Trustees' ownership rights over town waters and their products, as well as powers to make rules, impose penalties, and manage property under existing laws
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Clarifies that the act does not affect any powers of incorporated villages within Southampton over their own lands, beaches, and waters
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
referred to local governments
1/7/2026