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S09943 Summary:
BILL NO	S09943A
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SAME AS	SAME AS A11056-A
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SPONSOR	GRIFFO
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COSPNSR
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MLTSPNSR
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Authorizes the village of New Berlin to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain lands.
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S09943 Actions:
BILL NO	S09943A
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04/16/2026	REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
04/28/2026	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
04/28/2026	PRINT NUMBER 9943A
05/19/2026	1ST REPORT CAL.1249
05/20/2026	2ND REPORT CAL.
05/21/2026	ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/02/2026	HOME RULE REQUEST
06/02/2026	PASSED SENATE
06/02/2026	DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/02/2026	referred to ways and means
06/04/2026	substituted for a11056a
06/04/2026	ordered to third reading rules cal.516
06/04/2026	home rule request
06/04/2026	passed assembly
06/04/2026	returned to senate
08/21/2026	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
08/28/2026	SIGNED CHAP.286
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S09943 Committee&nbspVotes:
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S09943 Floor&nbspVotes:
DATE:06/04/2026Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 133/8
Yes
Alvarez
Yes
Carroll P
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Slater
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Carroll RC
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Levenberg
Yes
Pirozzolo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Cashman
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Powers
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Bailey
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Chang
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Ra
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Chludzinski
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Raga
Yes
Stern
Yes
Beephan
Yes
Clark
No
Glick
ER
Maher
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bendett
No
Colton
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
No
Ramos
Yes
Tague
ER
Benedetto
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gray
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Berger
Yes &#8225
Cook
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Romero
Yes
Torres
Yes
Blumencranz
Yes
Dais
Yes
Hooks
Yes &#8225
Mikulin
No
Rosenthal
ER
Valdez
Yes
Bologna
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller
No
Rozic
Yes
Vanel
ER
Bores
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Santabarbara
No
Walker
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Molitor
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Braunstein
ER
Dilan
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Moreno
Yes
Schiavoni
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
No
Dinowitz
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Wieder
Yes
Brook-Krasny
Yes &#8225
DiPietro
Yes
Kassay
Yes
Norber
Yes
Sempolinski
Yes
Williams
Yes
Brown EA
Yes
Durso
Yes
Kay
Yes
Novakhov
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Brown K
Yes
Eachus
Yes &#8225
Kelles
Yes
O'Pharrow
Yes
Shimsky
Yes
Wright
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Kim
Yes
Otis
Yes
Shrestha
Yes
Yeger
ER
Burke
Yes
Fall
ER
Lasher
Yes
Palmesano
No
Simon
Yes
Zaccaro
Yes
Burroughs
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simone
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Forrest
ER
Lee
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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S09943 Text:
  STATE OF NEW YORK
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  9943--A
  IN SENATE
  April 16, 2026
  ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Local  Government  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT in relation to authorizing the village of New Berlin to  alienate
  and discontinue the use of certain parklands
  The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the village  of  New
     2  Berlin  is  hereby authorized, acting by and through its governing body,
     3  and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such governing body,
     4  to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate the lands  described  in
     5  section  three  of  this  act, and to sell and convey such lands at fair
     6  market value to  Good  Shepherd  Communities  for  the  purpose  of  the
     7  construction of a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
     8    § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall only
     9  be  effective  on the condition that the village of New Berlin dedicates
    10  an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value  of  the  park-
    11  lands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or
    12  capital  improvements  to existing parklands and recreational facilities
    13  within the village of New Berlin.
    14    § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon-
    15  tinued as parkland is described as follows:
    16    Portion of the lands now or formerly conveyed to the  Village  of  New
    17  Berlin  as  recorded in the Chenango County Clerk's Office as Instrument
    18  No. 2004-00000434
    19    All that certain piece, parcel,  or  tract  of  land  situate  in  the
    20  Village  of New Berlin, Town of New Berlin, County of Chenango, State of
    21  New York being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
    22    A. Beginning at a capped iron rod set at the intersection of the divi-
    23  sion lines between the lands now or formerly conveyed to the Village  of
    24  New  Berlin as recorded in the Chenango County Clerk's Office as Instru-
    25  ment No. 2004-00000434 on the  southeast,  the  lands  now  or  formerly
    26  conveyed to Blue Chip Enterprises Inc. as recorded in the Chenango Coun-
    27  ty  Clerk's Office as Instrument No. 2012-00001710 on the northeast, and
    28  the lands now or formerly conveyed to Melvin W. Stewart as  recorded  in
  EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
  [ ] is old law to be omitted.
  LBD15579-05-6
        S. 9943--A  2
     1  the  Chenango  County  Clerk's Office as Instrument No. 2012-00001710 on
     2  the west;
     3    B.  Thence  running  along  division  line  between the Village of New
     4  Berlin on the south and Blue Chip Enterprises  Inc.  on  the  north  and
     5  extending the said division line through the lands of the Village of New
     6  Berlin, N88°39'33"E a distance of 485.51 to a capped iron rod set on the
     7  approximate westerly edge of an existing gravel driveway (2026);
     8    C.  Thence running through the lands now or formerly of the Village of
     9  New Berlin along the following five (5) courses and distances  generally
    10  along the westerly of an existing gravel driveway (2026):
    11    1. S28°04'27"E a distance of 55.20 feet to a point;
    12    2. S48°12'52"E a distance of 90.12 feet to a point;
    13    3. S65°36'47"E a distance of 173.51 feet to a point;
    14    4. S45°22'11"E a distance of 72.65 feet to a capped iron rod set;
    15    5.  S05°32'46"E a distance of 178.19 feet to an iron rod found marking
    16  the southeasterly corner of the property to be conveyed and in the divi-
    17  sion line between the Village of New Berlin (Instr.  No.  2004-00000434)
    18  on  the  north  and the lands now or formerly conveyed to the Village of
    19  New Berlin as recorded in the Chenango County Clerk's  Office  in  Liber
    20  562, Page 262 on the south;
    21    D.  Thence  running along the division line between the Village of New
    22  Berlin (Instr. No. 2004-00000434) on the north and the  Village  of  New
    23  Berlin  (Liber  562,  Pg.  262)  on the south, N88°38'20"W a distance of
    24  115.58 feet set an iron rod found;
    25    E. Thence running along the  division  line  between  Village  of  New
    26  Berlin  (Instr.  No.  2004-00000434) on the north and the Village of New
    27  Berlin (Liber 562, Pg. 262), the lands now or formerly conveyed  to  the
    28  Village  of New Berlin as recorded in the Chenango County Clerk's Office
    29  as Instrument No. 2021-00001792 and the lands now or  formerly  conveyed
    30  to Andrew C. Orzeck as recorded in the Chenango County Clerk's Office as
    31  Instrument  No.  2003-00002379  on  the south, S83°29'38"W a distance of
    32  799.75 feet to an iron pipe found marking the southwest  corner  of  the
    33  property to be conveyed;
    34    F.  Thence running the division line between the Village of New Berlin
    35  (Instr. No. 2004-00000434) on the east and Andrew C. Orzeck on the west,
    36  N13°53'08"E a distance of 404.70 feet to an iron rod found  marking  the
    37  intersection  of  the  division  lines between the Village of New Berlin
    38  (Instr. No. 2004-00000434) on the east, Andrew C. Orzeck on  the  south-
    39  west and the aforementioned lands of Melvin W. Stewart on the northwest;
    40    G.  Thence  running along the division line between the Village of New
    41  Berlin (Instr. No. 2004-00000434) on the east and Melvin W.  Stewart  on
    42  the  west,  N04°39'33"E  a distance of 92.74 feet to the point of begin-
    43  ning, containing 7.54 acres more or less.
    44    § 4. In the event that the village of New Berlin received any  funding
    45  support  or  assistance  from  the  federal government for the purchase,
    46  maintenance, or improvement of the parklands set forth in section  three
    47  of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parklands author-
    48  ized  by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the village of
    49  New Berlin has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to  the
    50  alienation  or  conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre-
    51  tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all
    52  conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure
    53  the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value
    54  and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
    55    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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