Bill > S02017

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the state to convey approximately 1.2 acres of forest preserve land to the town of Montague in Lewis County, specifically to enable the expansion of the town's existing barn for public use. In exchange, the town would convey approximately 26 acres of land to the state for incorporation into reforestation lands. The transfer is contingent on legislative approval and a determination that the land being received by the state is of equal or greater value to the land being conveyed. The amendment would require referral to the first regular legislative session after the next general election of assembly members, and must be published for three months prior to that election, in accordance with constitutional procedures for amending the state constitution. This proposed change is significant because it involves an exception to existing constitutional protections for forest preserve lands, which are typically very strictly preserved against alienation or development.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2017