Preconsidered State Legislation Resolution 8
State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Sepúlveda, S.6682-A, and Assembly Member Burgos, A.7061-A, “AN ACT to amend chapter 544 of the laws of 2022, authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county, in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county of New York and making technical corrections thereto; and to repeal section 6 of chapter 544 of the laws of 2022, authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county”.
By Council Member Abreu
Whereas, Bills have been introduced in the New York State Legislature by Senator Sepúlveda, S.6682-A, and Assembly Member Burgos, A.7061-A, “AN ACT to amend chapter 544 of the laws of 2022, authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county, in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county of New York and making technical corrections thereto; and to repeal section 6 of chapter 544 of the laws of 2022, authorizing the city of New York to discontinue a portion of real property in the county of the Bronx as parkland and to grant easements for improvements to the railroad right-of-way to bring Metro-North railroad service to four new stations in the Bronx and to Pennsylvania Station in the county”; and
Whereas, The enactment of the above State Legislation requires the concurrence of the Council of the City of New York as the local legislative body; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of New York, does hereby request the New York State Legislature to enact into law the aforesaid pending bills.
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