A 8371 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes the town of Ithaca, county of Tompkins to discontinue as parklands and alienate certain lands

Summary
Authorizes the town of Ithaca, county of Tompkins, to discontinue as parklands and alienate certain lands for the purpose of maintaining and operating such lands for agricultural purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced May 13, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

A8371 → A8371A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended to change the purpose of selling parkland from funding new park enhancements to maintaining agricultural use, and to restructure the dedication requirements. The amendment adds a new section requiring the town to dedicate replacement parkland before selling the original land, and clarifies that new dedication must be equal to or greater than the land being sold.
Scope change
The bill now requires the town to dedicate replacement parkland before alienating the original parkland, and changes the stated purpose of the sale from park enhancement to agricultural use.
PURPOSE

Changed the purpose of selling the parkland from providing resources to enhance existing parks to maintaining and operating the lands for agricultural purposes.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring the town to dedicate replacement parkland before discontinuing and selling the original parkland.

Modified the dedication requirement to clarify that the town must dedicate lands described in the new section as parkland, provided the town has never used such lands for public open space or park purposes.

Added a new section requiring the town to dedicate additional parkland if the replacement dedication is not equal to or greater than the land being alienated.

TECHNICAL

Renumbered sections to accommodate the new dedication requirement, shifting the original dedication section to section four and adding new sections five through seven.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

59–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 11, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.327
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Committee
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8371A
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Anna Kelles
Anna Kelles
DDemocratic/Working Families
NY
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