N.Y. Public Housing Law § 124: Grant or lease of property by a government to or for an authority

§ 124. Grant or lease of property by a government to or for an

authority. In connection with projects located within its territorial

boundaries, a government may, notwithstanding any other provisions of

law, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may deem

advisable, grant, convey or lease any of its property, whether held in a

proprietary or governmental capacity, to an authority or government,

including real property already devoted to a public use, provided that

the government making the grant or lease determines that the premises

are no longer required for the public use to which the property is

devoted and that it is to the interest of the government to grant or

lease the property to the authority for the purposes of this chapter.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, if

the property is listed by the government as parkland in the office of

the assessing authority of the government or such property is used as

active or passive parkland or is parkland, then such property shall not

be so granted, conveyed, leased or discontinued as parkland, without an

act of the state legislature approving such grant, conveyance lease, or

discontinuance. Notwithstanding any general, special or local law and

any limitation or prohibition which may be contained therein against the

power of alienation, any grant, sale, conveyance or lease may be made by

a government to an authority or government in connection with a project,

without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding. The

finding of the government having jurisdiction that the property is no

longer required for the public purpose for which it is devoted and that

it is to the best interest of the government involved to grant or lease

the property, shall be conclusive.