N.Y. Public Lands Law § 28: Transfer of state lands or watershed conservation easements to the city of New York for water supply protection purposes

§ 28. Transfer of state lands or watershed conservation easements to

the city of New York for water supply protection purposes. The

commissioner of general services may, with the concurrence of the mayor

of the city of New York, transfer and convey to the city of New York, in

consideration of one dollar to be paid to the state of New York and upon

such other terms and conditions as agreed upon by such commissioner and

the mayor of the city of New York, parcels of land or watershed

conservation easements owned by the state and located within the

counties of Dutchess, Putnam, or Westchester and within the watershed of

the water supply of the city of New York, whether or not such parcels or

watershed conservation easements are unappropriated state lands, for the

purpose of protecting the water supply of the city of New York. The

city of New York may, with the prior agreement of the commissioner of

the department of health, transfer and convey any such parcels for the

sole purpose of purchasing lands in areas of higher priority for water

supply protection purposes, provided that the city of New York shall

either (1) transfer and convey to the state of New York, in

consideration of one dollar paid to the city of New York, any such

parcels provided that the city of New York continues to pay real

property taxes on any such parcels and upon such other terms and

conditions as agreed upon by the commissioner of general services and

the mayor of the city of New York; or (2) sell any such parcels to an

entity other than the state of New York and provide to the state of New

York monies equal to the original purchase price paid by the state of

New York for such parcels. For purposes of this section, the term

"watershed conservation easement" shall have the same meaning as defined

in section five hundred eighty-three of the real property tax law.