Title PAR, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

§ 27.01 Enforcement. Every peace officer, who is acting pursuant to\nhis special duties, police officer, conservation officer in the\ndepartment of environmental conservation, and such employees of the\noffice as may be designated by the commissioner, shall enforce the\nprovisio…

§ 27.03 Uniform appearance ticket and simplified information. 1. The\ncommissioner shall prescribe the form of an appearance ticket and\nsimplified information for all cases involving a violation of any\nprovision of this chapter, articles forty-seven and forty-eight of the\nveh…

§ 27.05 Verification or affirmation of accusatory instruments. 1.\nWhen an appearance ticket as authorized under section 27.03 has been\nserved by an enforcement officer specified in section 27.01, any chief,\ndeputy-chief, captain, lieutenant or acting lieutenant, sergeant, or\…

§ 27.07 Pleas by mail. A defendant charged with a violation of any\nprovision of this chapter or rule, regulation, local law or ordinance\npromulgated or adopted thereunder may himself plead guilty to the charge\nin open court. He may also submit to the magistrate having jurisdi…

§ 27. 09 Convictions; bail forfeitures; failure to appear. 1. The\ntrial court or clerk thereof shall certify to the commissioner the facts\nof any case involving a violation of any provision of this chapter, or\nof any rule, regulation, local law or ordinance adopted pursuant\n…

§ 27.11 Offenses; penalties. 1. Unless otherwise specifically\nprovided, any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or of\nany law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order adopted pursuant thereto,\nshall be guilty of a\n (a) traffic infraction, if such provision, law, …

§ 27.12 Mandatory surcharge required in certain cases. 1. Whenever an\nadministrative tribunal, empowered to do so, or a criminal court of this\nstate imposes a fine or a penalty assessment or orders a bail forfeiture\nas a penalty for violating a provision of this chapter or fo…

§ 27.13 Disposition of fees and penalties. 1. Not later than the\ntenth day of each month, all fines and penalties collected for\nviolations of this chapter or rules, regulations, local laws or\nordinances adopted thereunder under judgment of any town or village\ncourt, shall be…

§ 27.15 State aid; snowmobile enforcement. 1. Every county, city, town\nor village enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to\nsnowmobiles shall be entitled to receive state aid as hereinafter\nprovided. A county, city, town or village seeking reimbursement for\nexpend…

§ 27.17 State aid; snowmobile trail development and maintenance. 1.\nEvery county engaging and assisting in the development and maintenance\nof a system of snowmobile trails and a program with relation thereto\nwithin its boundaries in order to encourage safety, tourism and\nuti…

§ 29.01 Transfer of powers, functions, duties, employees and property.\nThe powers, functions, duties, employees and property of any trust or\ncommission abolished by this act, of any council or commission continued\nby this act, unless otherwise provided, or of the office of pa…

§ 29.03 Continuity of authority. For the purpose of succession to all\nfunctions, powers and duties transferred to the office by the provisions\nof this act, the office shall be deemed and held to constitute the\ncontinuation of the board, trust, council or commission from which…

§ 29.05 Completion of unfinished business. Any business or other\nmatter undertaken or commenced by any board, trust, council or\ncommission pertaining to or connected with the functions, powers and\nduties transferred to the office by the provisions of this act, and\npending on…

§ 29.07 Continuance of rules and regulations. All rules, regulations,\nacts, ordinances, determinations and decisions of any board, trust,\ncouncil or commission pertaining to the functions, powers and duties\ntransferred to the office, in effect at the time of such transfer, sh…

§ 29.09 Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents. 1.\nWhenever the conservation commissioner or the conservation department is\nreferred to or designated in any law, contract or document pertaining to\nthe functions, powers, obligations and duties previously transf…

§ 29.11 Existing rights and remedies preserved. No existing right or\nremedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of\nthis act.\n

§ 29.13 Pending actions and proceedings. No action or proceeding\npending at the time when this act shall take effect, brought by or\nagainst any board, trust, council or commission and pertaining to any\nfunction, power or duty transferred to the office by this act, shall be\na…

§ 29.15 Savings clause. If any provision of this act shall for any\nreason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,\nsuch judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder\nthereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentenc…

§ 3.01 Declaration of policy. The state of New York is abundant in\nnatural, scenic and other recreational resources, which for over a\ncentury have educated, edified, uplifted and delighted our citizens.\nThe establishment and maintenance of a statewide system of parks,\nrecrea…

§ 3.02 Guiding principles. The office shall operate and maintain the\nstate park, recreation and historic site system to conserve, protect and\nenhance the natural, ecological, historic, cultural and recreational\nresources contained therein and to provide for the public enjoyme…

§ 3.03 Office; commissioner. The office of parks, recreation and\nhistoric preservation is hereby continued in the executive department.\nThe head of the office shall be the commissioner of parks, recreation\nand historic preservation, who shall be appointed by the governor, by\…

§ 3.05 Offices. The principal office of the office of parks,\nrecreation and historic preservation shall be in the county of Albany.\n

§ 3.07 Organization of office; officers and employees. 1.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of law, the commissioner\nmay, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer and consolidate\ndivisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and other units within the\noffice as he ma…

§ 3.09 General functions, powers and duties. The office by and through\nthe commissioner, shall:\n 1. Acquire and establish historic sites and objects and, except within\nthe sixth park region, state parks, parkways and state recreational\nfacilities.\n 2. Operate and maintain, …

§ 3.11 Designation of deputies or agents. Whenever the office or\ncommissioner is granted any power, function or duty under the provisions\nof this chapter or other law, such power, function or duty may be\nexercised by the commissioner or by any employee of the office, or board…

§ 3.13 Subpoenas. The issuance and enforcement of a subpoena issued\nby the commissioner shall be governed by the civil practice law and\nrules, except that no employee of the office shall be entitled to\nspecial mileage or fees for the service of such subpoena. The\ncommissione…

§ 3.15 Statewide park and recreation plan. 1. The office shall\nformulate, maintain and from time to time revise a statewide park and\nrecreation plan.\n 2. The office shall submit such plan and periodic revisions of such\nplan to the department of state and the governor. The de…

§ 3.16 Operational safety plans. 1. The office shall develop and\napprove operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee\nin hazardous conditions. The plan shall include, but not be limited to,\na comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards asso…

§ 3.17 Acquisition and disposition of property. 1. Notwithstanding\nany other provision of law, the commissioner may acquire such property\nas may be necessary for the purposes and functions of the office, within\nthe amounts appropriated or available therefore. Such property ma…

§ 3.19 Acquisition of property by eminent domain. 1. Whenever the\ncommissioner deems it necessary to acquire property pursuant to the\neminent domain procedure law, he shall cause to be made an accurate\nacquisition map as provided in said law. The acquisition map shall be\nmad…

§ 3.21 Limitation on use of Connetquot river state park water\nresources. No person shall extract any surface or ground water within\nthe boundaries of the Connetquot river state park, except for public use\nwithin the park.\n

§ 3.23 New York state conservation corps. 1. A New York state\nconservation corps (hereafter referred to as the "corps") within the\noffice is hereby established for the following purposes:\n a. To protect air, fish, forest, land, water and wildlife;\n b. To help maintain and im…

§ 3.25 Adopt-a-beach stewardship program. 1. The commissioner may\nenter into stewardship agreements with any person or persons for the\npurposes of preserving, maintaining, or enhancing a state-owned beach,\nshoreline area or portion thereof in accordance with the policies of\n…

§ 31.01 Definitions. Whenever used in this title, unless a different\nmeaning clearly appears from the context, the terms listed below shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Advisory council" shall mean the state heritage areas advisory\ncouncil established under article thir…

§ 31.03 Declaration of policy. The urban and regional areas of the\nstate are rich in cultural and natural resources of statewide\nsignificance associated with our growth and attainments over time. These\nresources offer educational, inspirational and recreational benefits for\n…

§ 33.01 New York state heritage areas advisory council. There shall\ncontinue to be in the office a New York state heritage areas advisory\ncouncil which shall consist of twenty-six members or their designated\nrepresentatives. The commissioner shall be a member of the advisory\…

§ 33.03 Jurisdiction, functions, powers and duties. In addition to any\nother powers, functions and duties conferred upon it by this title, or\nother provisions of law, the advisory council shall:\n 1. Meet at least twice each year to provide information and review the\nactiviti…

§ 35.01 Establishment of The New York system of heritage areas. In\naccordance with provisions of this title there is hereby established The\nNew York system of heritage areas to consist of state designated\nheritage areas including urban cultural parks and heritage corridors\nt…

§ 35.03 State designated heritage areas; boundaries. 1. The\nlegislature hereby designates the following historic settings of the\nstate that have been identified for their statewide significance in the\nplan for a statewide system of urban cultural parks prepared pursuant to\nc…

§ 35.05 Management plan. 1. For each area designated in subdivision\none of section 35.03 of this article the commissioner shall request\npreparation by the appropriate local governmental or heritage area\nplanning entity of a comprehensive management plan as hereinafter\nprovid…

§ 35.07 State agencies; coordination and cooperation. 1. The\ncommissioner, in carrying out his functions and responsibilities under\nthis title, shall consult with, cooperate with, and, to the maximum\nextent practicable, coordinate his activities with other interested\nstate a…

§ 35.09 Acquisition of property. The acquisition of interests and\nrights in real property for heritage area purposes of preservation,\neducation, recreation or economic development within any state\ndesignated heritage area shall constitute a public purpose for which\npublic fu…

§ 35.11 Grants and technical assistance. 1. Within the amounts\nappropriated and available therefor, the commissioner may award a grant\nor grants to local governments or other appropriate entities for\nplanning, design, acquisition, development and programming of heritage\narea…

§ 35.13 Local or regional heritage areas. The legislature finds and\ndeclares that the heritage area approach to the identification,\npreservation, development and use of the important natural and historic\nresources in urban or regional settings is a valuable means to increase\…

§ 35.15 Preservation of heritage area resources. 1. The commissioner\nshall establish, with the advice of the advisory council and the local\nofficials from communities designated in section 35.03 of this article,\nstandards and criteria for preservation of resources within heri…

§ 39.01 Legislative findings and intent. The Niagara River corridor is\nof unique ecological, cultural and economic importance to western New\nYork connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario communities and ecologies.\nThis corridor has played an important role in the history of the …

§ 39.03 Definitions. Whenever used in this article, unless a different\nmeaning clearly appears from the context, the terms listed below shall\nhave the following meanings:\n 1. "Niagara river greenway" or "greenway" shall mean a linear system\nof state and local parks and conse…

§ 39.05 Niagara river greenway commission. 1. The Niagara river\ngreenway commission is hereby established to be a body corporate and\npolitic constituting a public benefit corporation. The commission shall\nconsist of up to fourteen voting members. The governor shall appoint\ne…

§ 39.07 Commission purpose. The purpose of the commission is to\nundertake all necessary actions to facilitate the creation of a Niagara\nriver greenway. The commission shall develop a plan and generic\nenvironmental impact statement for the creation of the greenway designed\nto…

§ 39.09 Powers and duties of the commission. The commission shall have\nthe following powers:\n 1. To sue and be sued;\n 2. To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure;\n 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate\npurposes;\n 4. To make by-laws…