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S 7744: Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.
What S 7744 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill authorizes the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for public school purposes and sell and convey the land at fair market value. The city can use the proceeds to acquire new park lands or make improvements to existing park and recreational facilities. The city must dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the park lands towards this purpose. If the city received federal funding for the purchase, maintenance, or improvement of the park lands, it must comply with federal requirements before discontinuing the park lands. The discontinuation and alienation of the park lands are subject to the conditions set by the Secretary of the Interior to ensure equivalent lands are acquired in the future.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.333 (2025-08-15)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7744
- What is the current status of S 7744?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7744 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 15, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.333".
- Did S 7744 pass?
- Yes. S 7744 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 15, 2025). 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 7744, and where is it now?
- S 7744 was authored by Sen. Patricia Fahy.
Author and sponsors
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| Aug. 15, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.333 |
| Aug. 12, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 13, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 2, 2025 · 278 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7744 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2 AN ACT to amend chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the purpose of using such lands for public school purposes, in relation to authoriz- ing the use of such lands for any school purposes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 885 of the laws of 1953 authorizing 2 the city of Albany to discontinue the use of certain park lands for the 3 purpose of using such lands for public school purposes, is amended to 4 read as follows: 5 Section 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent general, special or local 6 law, the city of Albany may discontinue as park lands four and one-half 7 acres of land within the hereinafter described bounds and heretofore 8 acquired and used by such city for park purposes and constituting a 9 portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Alba- 10 ny, for the purpose of using such lands for [public] any school purposes 11 and the construction of [public] any school buildings, including streets 12 for ingress and egress. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11905-01-5
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