N.Y. General Municipal Law § 72-e: Acquisition of lands for park and parkway purposes and dedication of the same by the counties of Broome, Monroe and Erie

§ 72-e. Acquisition of lands for park and parkway purposes and

dedication of the same by the counties of Broome, Monroe and Erie. The

board of supervisors of the county of Broome, Monroe or Erie may acquire

by purchase, gift, devise or acquisition pursuant to the provisions of

the eminent domain procedure law, real estate or any interest therein

necessary for or incidental to the construction of a state park,

parkway, or boulevard or incidental to the separation of grades at the

intersection of the state parkway or boulevard and a county, town or

village road, highway or street, and may donate or dedicate the same to

the state or may release to the state for such purpose existing rights

of way or easements not required for county purposes. The board of

supervisors of said county of Broome, Monroe or Erie may cause such

moneys as may be required to pay for real estate or interest therein so

acquired to be raised, in whole or in part, by taxation and levied and

collected as other taxes in such county or such moneys may be raised, in

whole or in part, pursuant to the local finance law. In the event

involuntary proceedings are had to acquire lands for the above purposes,

then, and in that case, upon the vesting of the title to the lands

described in the petition as provided in the eminent domain procedure

law said lands may be conveyed by warranty deed for a nominal

consideration by said county to the people of the state of New York, if

and when it becomes necessary to make such conveyance to effect the

purposes of this act.