New York S 9313: Authorizes the lease of certain lands at SUNY college of environmental science and forestry for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate student housing

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S09313 Summary:

BILL NOS09313 

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Authorizes the state university of New York trustees are hereby authorized and empowered, without any public bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make available to the Abby Lane Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, a portion of the lands of the university for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate student housing.

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BILL NOS09313 

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02/27/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9313

 IN SENATE

 February 27, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the lease of certain lands at SUNY
 college of environmental science and forestry for the purpose of
 building undergraduate and graduate student housing

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the state
 2 university of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
 3 ("ESF") is one of the nation's premier colleges focused on the study of
 4 the environment, developing renewable technologies, and building a
 5 sustainable future. Located in downtown Syracuse, right across from
 6 Syracuse University, ESF is on a mission to educate future environmental
 7 leaders, particularly at a time when New York state is working to meet
 8 its statewide climate goals and transition into a clean energy economy.
 9 The legislature further finds that ESF seeks to use approximately 1.6
 10 acres of underutilized land on its campus to build multi-purpose facili-
 11 ties to support housing needs and supporting amenities for the college's
 12 undergraduate and graduate students. In the past five years, ESF's
 13 enrollment has increased by 4.7%, ranking fourth in state university of
 14 New York's campuses seeing enrollment growth. Currently, ESF requires
 15 freshmen to live on campus and has one residence hall, which can accom-
 16 modate 549 students. As a result, most transfer students, upper class
 17 students, and graduate students live off-campus at private facilities.
 18 ESF believes additional housing will help to attract a diverse student
 19 population and continue to meet the demands of its growing enrollment.
 20 The legislature further finds that granting the trustees of the state
 21 university of New York the authority and power to lease and otherwise
 22 contract to make available grounds and facilities on ESF's campus will
 23 ensure land is utilized for the benefit of ESF and the surrounding
 24 community.
 25 § 2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state univer-
 26 sity trustees are hereby authorized and empowered, without any public
 27 bidding, to lease and otherwise contract to make available to the Abby
 28 Lane Housing Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation (the "ground
 29 lessee"), a portion of the lands of the university, generally described
 30 in this act for the purpose of building undergraduate and graduate

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14890-05-6

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 1 student housing. Such lease or contract shall be for a period not
 2 exceeding 100 years without any fee simple conveyance and otherwise upon
 3 terms and conditions determined by such trustees, subject to the
 4 approval of the director of the division of the budget, the attorney
 5 general and the state comptroller. In the event that the real property
 6 that is the subject of such lease or contract shall cease to be used for
 7 the purpose described in this act, such lease or contract shall imme-
 8 diately terminate, and the real property and any improvements thereon
 9 shall revert to the state university of New York. Any lease or contract
 10 entered into pursuant to this act shall provide that the real property
 11 that is the subjec