Title PAR, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

§ 39.11 Designation. The Niagara river greenway is hereby designated to include those lands of state agencies, public corporations, and municipalities adjacent to the Niagara river as identified in the approved plan of the commission.

§ 39.13 Cooperation with municipalities, state agencies and public corporations. 1. The commission is a cooperative regional organization established to implement a greenway based upon the mutual assent and participation of each municipality, state agency and public corporation …

§ 39.15 Appropriations by municipalities. To effectuate the purposes of this article, the local legislative bodies of any municipality may appropriate and transfer to the commission moneys to be expended by the commission to carry out its functions pursuant to this article.

§ 39.17 State purpose. The development of a Niagara greenway plan is considered a state purpose. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any state agency or public corporation within amounts appropriated or available therefore may offer assistance to the commission in support o…

§ 39.19 State actions. Each state agency shall review its actions within the greenway in relation to the consistency of such actions with the approved Niagara river greenway plan.

§ 5.01 Council. There shall continue to be in the office a state council of parks and outdoor recreation, to be hereafter called the state council of parks, recreation and historic preservation. The commissioner shall be a member of the council and shall coordinate the functions…

§ 5.03 Chairman; officers. The governor shall designate a chairman and vice-chairman from among the members of the council, exclusive of the commissioners of environmental conservation and parks, recreation and historic preservation, to hold such offices at his pleasure. The cou…

§ 5.05 Meetings. The council shall hold regular meetings at least four times a year at such times and places as it may direct, and special meetings when authorized and called as prescribed in its by-laws. Members of the council may be represented at its meetings by a commissione…

§ 5.07 Office. The commissioner shall provide such suitable office space for the council as may be required.

§ 5.09 Powers, functions and duties. The council shall: 1. Review the policy, budget and statewide plans of the department, and make appropriate recommendations regarding their amendment or adoption. 2. Submit reports to the governor, not less than once each year, concerning pro…

§ 7.01 Park regions. The state shall be divided into twelve park regions as follows: 1. The first region shall consist of the counties of Erie and Niagara and so much of the county of Cattaraugus as is contained between the present boundary line of Cattaraugus and Erie counties …

§ 7.03 Regional park, recreation and historic preservation commissions. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the several regional park commissions shall be continued as regional park, recreation and historic preservation commissions, as follows: 1. The first region: the Ni…

§ 7.05 Commission members; chairmen. 1. Subject to the provisions of subdivision two, each of the regional park, recreation and historic preservation commissions shall consist of a board of seven members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, for t…

§ 7.07 Organization; officers. Each commission may provide for its own organization and appoint such other officers from among its members as it deems appropriate.

§ 7.09 Meetings. Each commission shall hold regular meetings at least four times a year at such times and places as it may direct, and special meetings when authorized and called as prescribed by its rules.

§ 7.11 Powers and duties of commissions. Each regional park, recreation and historic preservation commission shall: 1. Act as a central advisory agency on all matters affecting parks, outdoor recreation and historic preservation within the park region it serves. 2. Represent and…

§ 9.01 Continuation of commission. The Palisades interstate park commission, as established by compact between the states of New York and New Jersey authorized by chapter one hundred seventy of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-seven, shall continue in the office with the powe…

§ 9.03 Office. The commission shall have and maintain a suitable office where its maps, plans, documents, records and accounts shall be kept, subject to public inspection at such times and under such reasonable regulations as the commission shall determine.

§ 9.05 Powers, functions and duties. In addition to the powers, functions and duties conferred upon it by compact, the commission, subject to the approval of the commissioner, shall, within the eighth park region: 1. Acquire and establish parks and recreational facilities and se…

§ 9.07 Acquisition of property. The commission shall have the power to acquire property for park and recreation purposes within the eighth park region, with the approval of the commissioner, in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for acquisitions by the commission…

§ 9.09 Employees. 1. The commission shall have the power to take any action necessary for securing and maintaining the benefits of the public retirement systems of this state for its employees in this state and for such purpose employees of the commission to the extent to which …