New York A 11337: Authorizes the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Linear Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc.

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A11337 Summary:

BILL NOA11337 

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SAME ASSAME AS S10283

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SPONSORRules (Kelles)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Linear Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc.; provides that such lands shall revert to the county of Cortland if they cease to be used for the agreed upon purpose; provides that such park shall continue to be made available to the general public of the state of New York.

Go to top A11337 Actions:

BILL NOA11337 

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05/11/2026referred to local governments

06/03/2026reference changed to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

06/04/2026reported 

06/04/2026rules report cal.523

06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.523

06/04/2026substituted by s10283

&nbspS10283 AMEND= WEBB

&nbsp05/11/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1680

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/04/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp06/04/2026substituted for a11337

&nbsp06/04/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.523

&nbsp06/04/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/04/2026returned to senate

Go to topA11337 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:28/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecExcused

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesAyeGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:31/1 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonNay

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA11337 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA11337 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 11337

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 11, 2026
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 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Kelles) --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT authorizing the county of Cortland to transfer ownership of Line-
 ar Park to Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc.

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

 1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the county of Cort-
 2 land, acting through its governing body is hereby authorized to discon-
 3 tinue the use of Linear Park more particularly described in section
 4 three of this act, and to convey its interest in the real property to
 5 Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc. upon terms agreed upon by the county of
 6 Cortland for use by Lime Hollow Nature Center, Inc. for park and/or
 7 recreational purposes.
 8 § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 9 effective only upon the condition that the county of Cortland dedicate
 10 an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the park-
 11 lands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or
 12 capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
 13 § 3. The parklands authorized to be conveyed by the county of Cortland
 14 in section one of this act are located, bounded and described as
 15 follows:
 16 ALL those certain pieces or parcels of land constituting the right of
 17 way and lands of the Branch Line of Railroad known as the Elmira, Cort-
 18 land and Northern Branch of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company situate
 19 in the Town of Cortlandville, County of Cortland and State of New York,
 20 beginning at a line marking the division of the Town of Groton, Tompkins
 21 County and the Town of Cortlandville, Cortland County at Chaining
 22 Station 3417