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S 10611: Authorizes the town of Greenburgh to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland and to lease such land to HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified August 29, 2026

What S 10611 does, verified August 29, 2026

<p>This act authorizes the Town of Greenburgh in Westchester County to discontinue the use of specific parklands and lease them to Hesp Solar LLC for a term of up to twenty-five years. The leased land will be used to construct a solar facility and electric vehicle charging stations at a fair market value. All proceeds from this lease must be used to acquire new parklands or fund capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities. If the lands cease to be used for the agreed purposes, the lease will terminate, and the property will revert to the town for public use, requiring the removal of all solar and charging infrastructure. The act also ensures that any federal funding requirements for the parklands are met before the discontinuance occurs, and it takes effect immediately.</p>

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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.290 (2026-08-28)Alert me
Quick answers about S 10611
What is the current status of S 10611?
As of August 29, 2026, S 10611 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 28, 2026, was "SIGNED CHAP.290".
Did S 10611 pass?
Yes. S 10611 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 28, 2026). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
Who wrote S 10611, and where is it now?
S 10611 was authored by Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
Recent actions14 total · showing 5
Aug. 28, 2026SIGNED CHAP.290
Aug. 21, 2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
Jun. 04, 2026returned to senate
Jun. 04, 2026passed assembly
Jun. 04, 2026home rule request
Full action history, 9 earlier actionsConnect Plus
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 29, 2026 · 770 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10611  IN SENATE May 29, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT authorizing the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parkland 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 town of Green- 2 burgh, county of Westchester, acting by and through its governing body 3 and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body, is hereby 4 authorized to discontinue as parklands and lease at fair market value to 5 HESP Solar LLC for a term not to exceed twenty-five years the lands more 6 particularly described in section three of this act for the purpose of 7 constructing a solar facility and electric vehicle charging stations. 8 § 2. All proceeds from alienation and lease of the parklands author- 9 ized by section one of this act shall be used for acquisition of new 10 parklands and/or towards capital improvements to existing park and 11 recreational facilities. 12 § 3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be discon- 13 tinued as parklands and leased are described as follows: 14 ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate, lying and being 15 in the Town of Greenburgh, County of Westchester and State of New York, 16 bounded and described as follows: 17 BEGINNING at a point which is the following courses and distances from 18 the most northerly corner of land designated as Parcel 2 on a certain 19 map entitled "Subdivision plat prepared for Richard Greenspan" dated 20 Oct. 3, 2002 and filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Westchester 21 County, Division of land Records, formerly Office of the Register of 22 Westchester County, on Oct. 24, 2005 as Map No.27654, North 49°20'10" 23 East 551.65 feet and North 17° 14' 40" East 45.35 feet to a point on the 24 southerly line of the hereby described parcel; 25 RUNNING THENCE from said point along the southerly line of the hereby 26 described parcel North 69°26'00" West 28.74 feet to the point and place 27 of beginning of the hereby described parcel: EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15997-02-6 

 S. 10611 2 1 RUNNING THENCE from said point of beginning along the perimeter lines 2 of the hereby described parcel, the following courses and distances: 3 North 20° 34' 00" East 90.00 feet, 4 North 73° 11' 00" West 302.00 feet, 5 North 15° 37' 15" East 80.00 feet, 6 North 38° 48' 12" East 231.00 feet, 7 South 73°11' 00" East 565.00 feet, 8 South 16° 49' 00" West 194.00 feet, 9 North 73° 11" 00" West 225.00 feet, 10 South 20° 34' 00" West 198.00 feet and 11 North 69° 26' 00" West 116.00 feet to the point and PLACE OF BEGIN- 12 NING. 13 Calculated Area: 170,337 Sq. Ft. / 3.9104 Acres 14 § 4. Should the lands described in section three of this act cease to 15 be used for the purposes described in section one of this act, the lease 16 shall terminate and those lands shall revert to the town of Greenburgh 17 for public park and recreational purposes. At the time of such rever- 18 sion, the removal of any solar facilities and electric charging stations 19 shall take place and the property shall be returned to its previous 20 state, consistent with park and recreation purposes. 21 § 5. In the event that the town of Greenburgh received any funding, 22 support or assistance from the federal government for the purchase, 23 maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section three 24 of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland author- 25 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the town of 26 Greenburgh has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the 27 alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secre- 28 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all 29 conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure 30 the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value 31 and usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted. 32 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately. 

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