---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to authorizing the county of Suffolk to transfer ownership of certain parkland to the town of Southold"
description: "Authorizes the county of Suffolk to transfer ownership of certain parkland under the James Creek to the town of Southold for management and administration."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7739"
citation: "New York S 7739 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PALUMBO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be4318c4-5010-468d-92d3-d85b2487bf61"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7739"
source_hash: "feaf1eee0c828e22f68c22516ed5ba45910b9c2c4df655c4827fad3ab18376c2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 7739 (2021-2022) — Relates to authorizing the county of Suffolk to transfer ownership of certain parkland to the town of Southold

Authorizes the county of Suffolk to transfer ownership of certain parkland under the James Creek to the town of Southold for management and administration.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S7739** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7739&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S7739A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7739A)
3. **S7739B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7739B)
4. **S7739C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S7739C)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: C — **20–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- PALUMBO — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-10** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** PRINT NUMBER 7739A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-13** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-13** PRINT NUMBER 7739B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-19** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19** PRINT NUMBER 7739C `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-31** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1652
- **2022-06-01** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2022-06-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-06-01** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9334B
- **2022-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.559
- **2022-06-01** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2022-06-01** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2022-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-12-06** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-16** SIGNED CHAP.711 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be4318c4-5010-468d-92d3-d85b2487bf61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).