State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Liu, S.7121-A, and Assembly Member Hooks, A.6781-B, “AN ACT authorizing the discontinuance of certain parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens”.
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Preconsidered State Legislation Resolution No. 1 ..Title State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Liu, S.7121-A, and Assembly Member Hooks, A.6781-B, "AN ACT authorizing the discontinuance of certain parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens". ..Body By Council Members Restler and Banks Whereas, Bills has been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Liu, S.7121-A, and Assembly Member Hooks, A.6781-B, "AN ACT authorizing the discontinuance of certain parkland in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens"; and Whereas, S.7121-A/A. 6781-B grants the City of New York the conditional authority to discontinue and alienate certain parkland through leases or agreements with Queens Future, LLC or affiliates for the development of a gaming facility and associated commercial uses; and Whereas, S.7121-A/A. 6781-B requires that the City of New York dedicate an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands discontinued towards acquiring new parklands and/or capital improvements to existing parklands, with a minimum of 20 acres of parkland development; and Whereas, S.7121-A/A.6781-B establishes that if construction does not commence within fifteen years or if the land is used for unauthorized purposes, the parkland will revert back to the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; and Whereas, The enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bills. MD 04/22/2025 3:53 P.M.
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