ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--- Proposition One is a complicated measure, centered around the Olympic winter sports facility, Mount Van Hoevenberg in Essex County.

It passed with just more than 45% of the vote, 150-thousand more yays than nays.

The measure bringing previous expansions at the site into state compliance, and allowing for 2,500 acres of new land to be purchased to expand the Adirondack Preserve.

Adirondack Council explained what happens next.

“Well, the next steps are working with the legislature to approve a parcel for acquisition," said John Sheehan, Director of Communication for the Adirondack Council. "The Department of Environmental Conservation will have to go out and purchase a piece of property on behalf of the state.”

According to the DEC, funding for the land purchase

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