2022 : Regulation
Amendment Creates Community Small Project Land Bank
The new land bank facilitates small swaps of Forest Preserve land for community needs like water wells, power lines, broadband fiber, inter-village bike paths, etc. Formerly, each of these small things required a lengthy and costly constitutional amendment process. This is modeled on an existing Transportation Land Bank that gives DOT the flexibility to maintain roads in wilderness areas. There are strict guidelines for approval of projects and there are a fixed number of relatively few acres (e.g., 500) in the bank.
Influenced Scenarios
Evidence
NYS Constitutional Amendment for Health and Safety Land Bank Passes
Voters approved of a 250 acre 'health and safety' land bank on Nov 7, 2017
Read the amendment language here
Read the implementation law here
Read the voting results here
Read how it will work here
Utility, Health and Safety Amendment Gains Second Passage
The amendment has been worked on for 5 years. It goes to voters in November 2017.
Read the news story here.
Utility Amendment Gains 1st Passage
the amendment to Art 14 supports town and county roads, also water supply projects. It made it thru the Senate and Assembly with unanimous votes.
Read the actual amendment here.
DEC and Rq Lake Finalize 7yo Land Swap for Water Wells
Eight years after the amendment for wells at Raquette Lake the Town and DEC conclude the land swap. For 1 acre of Forest Preserve, the Town gave DEC 12.2 acres. The wells were drilled long ago, before the amendment was passed.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
CGA Group Releases White Paper Describing a New Land Bank
The CGA Amendment Working Group released a white paper describing an approach to a land bank for town and county roads and community projects.
The details can be found here.
The details can be found here.
For Amendment Creates Community Small Project Land Bank
For Amendment Creates Community Small Project Land Bank