New York Laws
Title 9 - Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation Projects
54-0909 - Restriction on Alienation.


1. Real property acquired, developed, improved, restored or
rehabilitated by or through a municipality pursuant to paragraph a of
subdivision four of section 54-0903 of this title or undertaken by or on
behalf of the city of New York with funds made available pursuant to
this title shall not be sold, leased, exchanged, donated or otherwise
disposed of or used for other than public park purposes without the
express authority of an act of the legislature, which shall provide for
the substitution of other lands of equal environmental value and fair
market value and reasonably equivalent usefulness and location to those
to be discontinued, sold or disposed of, and such other requirements as
shall be approved by the commissioner.

2. Real property acquired by a not-for-profit organization with funds
made available pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision four of section
54-0903 of this title shall not be used in violation of an agreement
entered into pursuant to the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision
two of section 54-0907 of this title, or sold, leased, exchanged,
donated or otherwise disposed of without the express authority of an act
of the legislature.