N.Y. Public Lands Law § 34: Transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health, developmental disabilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation, street...

§ 34. Transfer of unappropriated state lands for mental health,

developmental disabilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation,

street or highway purposes. 1. Such commissioner of general services

may, from time to time, transfer and convey to a city, incorporated

village, town or county, in consideration of one dollar to be paid to

the state of New York, and on such terms and conditions as such

commissioner may impose, a part or all of any parcel or parcels of

unappropriated state lands upon certification that such parcel or

parcels are useful for local mental health facilities, developmental

disabilities facilities, park, recreation, playground, reforestation,

street or highway purposes, and that they will be properly improved and

maintained for one or more of such purposes and provided that this

disposition of such parcel or parcels is not otherwise prohibited.

Certification shall be evidenced by a formal request from the board of

estimate, common council, village board, town board or county board of

supervisors, setting forth in detail the parcel or parcels to be

released, transferred and conveyed and the availability and usefulness

of such parcel or parcels for one or more of such purposes. In the city

of New York however, certification shall be evidenced by a formal

request from the mayor. In the event that lands transferred under the

provisions of this section are not properly improved and maintained for

one or more of the purposes contemplated by this section by the city,

village, town or county to which they were transferred, the title

thereto shall revert to the people of the state of New York, and the

attorney-general may institute an action in the supreme court for a

judgment declaring a revesting of such title in the state. Such

commissioner may also transfer any unappropriated state lands to the

office of parks, recreation and historic preservation or the department

of environmental conservation, upon the application of the commissioner

thereof indicating that such unappropriated state lands are required for

state park purposes within the area of jurisdiction of such office or

department.

2. The commissioner of general services may, in his or her discretion,

and upon such terms and conditions as such commissioner may impose, upon

application of the mayor of the city of New York, grant to the city of

New York, for public streets, parks, parkways, playgrounds, recreation

and conservation purposes, all of the right, title and interest of the

people of the state of New York, of, in and to any portion of the lands

and lands under water in Jamaica bay and Rockaway inlets and the

tributaries thereto.