Bill > A06822

This bill amends the parks, recreation and historic preservation law to prohibit property transferors from retaining naming rights or making property naming a condition of transfer when donating real property to the state. Specifically, the bill prevents transferors from requiring that the transferred property be named after any person, whether living or dead. Additionally, the bill establishes that the state cannot name any newly acquired property after a person unless that person has been deceased for at least five years at the time of the property's acquisition. This legislation appears designed to prevent donors from exerting undue influence over the naming of public properties and to ensure that property names are chosen based on considerations other than personal or donor preferences. The bill would take effect immediately upon passage, applying to all future property transfers to the state under the parks, recreation and historic preservation law.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6822