N.Y. State Law § 50: Consent of state to purchase of land; authority to dispose of land to United States; record of conveyances

§ 50. Consent of state to purchase of land; authority to dispose of

land to United States; record of conveyances. 1. The consent of the

state of New York is hereby given to the purchase by the government of

the United States, and under the authority of the same, of any tract,

piece or parcel of land from any individual or individuals, bodies

politic or corporate within the boundaries of this state, except within

the Adirondack park as defined by section 9-0101 of the environmental

conservation law, where a special act of the legislature shall be

required, for the purpose of parade or maneuver grounds, aviation

fields, navy yards and naval stations, or for the purpose of erecting

thereon lighthouses, beacons, lighthouse keepers' dwellings, hospitals,

sanatoriums, works for improving navigation, post-offices, custom

houses, fortifications, or buildings and structures for the storage,

manufacture or production of supplies, ordnance, apparatus or equipment

of any kind whatsoever for the use of the army or navy, and any other

needful buildings and structures.

2. In addition to the consent to purchase given in subdivision one of

this section, the consent of the state is hereby given to the

acquisition by lease, exchange, donation or otherwise by the government

of the United States, and under the authority of the same, of any tract,

piece or parcel of land (including municipal park lands otherwise

inalienable) from any county, city, town or village within this state,

except within the Adirondack park as defined by section 9-0101 of the

environmental conservation law, where a special act of the legislature

shall be required, for the purpose of military reservations, parade or

maneuver grounds or aviation fields, and every such county, city, town

or village is hereby authorized and empowered to sell, lease, exchange,

donate or otherwise dispose of such tract, piece or parcel of land to

the United States for such purpose or purposes, notwithstanding the

provisions of any charter or any other statute; and all deeds, leases,

conveyances or other papers.

3. All deeds, conveyances or other papers relating to the title of any

such lands acquired by the United States as authorized in this section

shall be recorded in the office of the register, if any, or if not in

the office of the county clerk, of the county where the said lands are

situated.