Title PAR, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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

§ 39.13 Cooperation with municipalities, state agencies and public\ncorporations. 1. The commission is a cooperative regional organization\nestablished to implement a greenway based upon the mutual assent and\nparticipation of each municipality, state agency and public corporati…

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

§ 39.17 State purpose. The development of a Niagara greenway plan is\nconsidered a state purpose. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any\nstate agency or public corporation within amounts appropriated or\navailable therefore may offer assistance to the commission in suppor…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

§ 7.05 Commission members; chairmen. 1. Subject to the provisions of\nsubdivision two, each of the regional park, recreation and historic\npreservation commissions shall consist of a board of seven members,\nappointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, fo…

§ 7.07 Organization; officers. Each commission may provide for its\nown organization and appoint such other officers from among its members\nas it deems appropriate.\n

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

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

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

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

§ 9.05 Powers, functions and duties. In addition to the powers,\nfunctions and duties conferred upon it by compact, the commission,\nsubject to the approval of the commissioner, shall, within the eighth\npark region:\n 1. Acquire and establish parks and recreational facilities a…

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

§ 9.09 Employees. 1. The commission shall have the power to take any\naction necessary for securing and maintaining the benefits of the public\nretirement systems of this state for its employees in this state and for\nsuch purpose employees of the commission to the extent to whi…