S 7895 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the use of certain park funds for improvement, expansion, repair, replacement or maintenance of parks

Summary

Relates to the use of certain park funds required by a planning board in lieu of land for parks for the costs associated with the acquisition of property, improvement, expansion, repair or replacement of parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities and equipment, general maintenance of parks and recreational facilities.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

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Governor

Introduced May 13, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2026

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S7895 → S7895A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify its scope and strengthen parkland requirements for large developments. The main changes include adding a new paragraph (a) that explicitly requires residential and large commercial/industrial developments over 25 acres to show parkland on subdivision plats, and updating Section 2 to better define when parkland must be reserved on site plans.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly applies to both residential developments and commercial/industrial developments exceeding 25 acres, whereas the original version was less clear about commercial/industrial applicability.

REQUIREMENT

Added new paragraph (a) requiring subdivision plats for residential units and commercial/industrial developments over 25 acres to show parkland when required by the planning board.

Modified Section 1(d) to include consideration of existing parks and recreational facilities when determining suitability of parkland requirements.

DEFINITION

Updated Section 2 heading to clearly specify that parkland reservation applies to site plans containing both residential units and commercial/industrial site plans over 25 acres.

TECHNICAL

Changed bill status from original introduction to amended and recommitted to committee following legislative action.

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 7895A

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

upper

May 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

upper

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