# New York S 5224: Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

New York S 5224, Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robert Rolison (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (SIGNED CHAP.329) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 5224
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the town of Union Vale, county of Dutchess, to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-08-15, SIGNED CHAP.329
- Sponsor: Robert Rolison (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (211 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Union Vale funds and restores parks: benefit, low. Union Vale must use all tower lease money for major park and recreation improvements or to acquire more facilities. It must also dedicate at least the fair market value of the access and utility rights to these purposes. The law sets no dollar amount. If the land stops serving the authorized tower…
- Union Vale allows a parkland tower lease: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Union Vale can lease 5,250 square feet (0.120 acre) of parkland to Homeland Towers for a wireless tower. The parcel is east of Deforest Lane in Beekman, Dutchess County. The lease must be at fair market value, last no more than 30 years, and follow town-approved terms. The to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Rolison (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 134 | 11 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 1 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 19 | 1 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-08-15: SIGNED CHAP.329 (Senate)
- 2025-08-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-16: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-16: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-06-16: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.795 (House)
- 2025-06-16: SUBSTITUTED FOR A5851B (House)
- 2025-06-12: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)
- 2025-06-12: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1878 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: PRINT NUMBER 5224B (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: PRINT NUMBER 5224A (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment B, 2025-06-06: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224B)
- Amendment A, 2025-05-05: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224A)
- Original, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224)

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## Sources
- [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224B)
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S5224)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S5224-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).