Bill > S07158

This bill authorizes the New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation to renew a lease for a portion of Tioga state forest #7 located in the town of Newark Valley. Specifically, the bill extends the lease term from ten to twenty years and updates the list of lessees from the previous Northern Tioga bureau of fire and medical services to now include Tioga county emergency services, the Newark Valley central school district, the Berkshire fire department, and the town of Berkshire highway department. The lease covers the land, tower, and associated utility lines where a television translator station is installed. The commissioner has the discretion to determine the terms and conditions of the lease, including what constitutes just compensation to the state. The bill modifies a previous law from 1990 (as amended in 2016) that originally authorized the initial lease, and it will take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7158