Title PAR, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

§ 1.01 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "parks, recreation and historic preservation law" and may be cited as "PRHPL".

§ 1.03 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. "Office" shall mean the state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation. 2. "Commissioner" shall mean the state commissioner of parks, recreation and hi…

§ 11.01 Declaration of policy; purpose. The existence of irreplaceable historic resources which give character and distinction to our communities and to the state are threatened by the forces of change. Accordingly, it is necessary and desirable to coordinate historic preservati…

§ 11.03 State board for historic preservation. There is hereby established within the office a state board for historic preservation to consist of the commissioner of education, the commissioner of environmental conservation, the secretary of state, the chairman of the state cou…

§ 11.05 Organization. 1. The governor shall designate a chairman from among the members of the board appointed by him, to hold such office at his pleasure. The board may provide for its organization and appoint such other officers from among its members as it deems appropriate. …

§ 11.07. Meetings. The board 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 by-laws or by the commissioner. At meetings of the board, the commissioner of educa…

§ 11.09 Powers, functions and duties. The board shall: 1. Advise the commissioner and the council on policy matters affecting historic preservation and the historic sites system and on priorities among historic preservation opportunities. 2. Provide expert consultation to the co…

§ 13.01 Transfer of parks, parkways and other property. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the custody and control of all property heretofore acquired by or under the jurisdiction of any regional park commission, as defined in section 7.03, or the Saratoga Springs …

§ 13.03 Listing of state parks, parkways, recreation facilities and historic sites. 1. The commissioner shall, by regulation, maintain a current listing and description of all state parks, parkways, recreation facilities and historic sites under the custody and control of the of…

§ 13.04 Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr. state park. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state park known as Riverbank state park located on the upper west side of Manhattan on the banks of the Hudson river shall after the effective date of this section be known…

§ 13.05 Caleb Smith State Park. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, on and after the effective date of this section the state park on the Nissequogue river known as the Nissequogue State Park shall be known as the Caleb Smith State Park and shall b…

§ 13.06 Consents to public utilities; licenses and easements. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no railroad, bus line, telephone or telegraph company, gas, power or light company, pipe line company or other public utility shall have the right to pass over, through or u…

§ 13.07 Signs and advertising structures restricted. 1. In order to conserve the natural beauty of and the investment of the state in state parks and parkways by preserving and regulating them for public uses, for the resort of the public for recreation, transportation, pleasure…

§ 13.09 Solicitation restricted. No person engaged in the business of transporting passengers for hire to or through any state park or offering guide or other services for a fee to visitors to any state park shall engage in any of the following practices: 1. The giving of false …

§ 13.10. Littering and dumping on park lands prohibited. 1. No person shall throw, deposit, dump, litter or otherwise leave on lands under the jurisdiction of the office any rubbish, trash or other waste material, or enter upon any lands under the jurisdiction of the office with…

§ 13.11 Real property abutting parks or parkways. 1. If the acquisition of real property for park, parkway, historic preservation or recreational purposes by the office or a state agency results in abutting premises being cut off from access to a public road, or if because of su…

§ 13.13 Regulation of boating and water sports. Except when prohibited by the laws of the United States, the commissioner or other state agency may, by rule or regulation, regulate water sports and the operation, speed and mooring of boats in or upon any waters or waterways in t…

§ 13.14 Closure of lands owned, held or administered by the office. 1. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, not less than six months before the proposed permanent closure of a park or historic site owned, held or administered by the office, the commissioner sh…

§ 13.15 Fees and deposits; refunds. 1. The office or other state\nagency having jurisdiction of any state park, parkway, recreational\nfacility or historic site may establish fees or other charges for the\nuse thereof, or for the furnishing of special services with respect\nther…

§ 13.16 Annual vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency\nhaving jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall\nestablish an annual vehicular access fee which shall run from April\nfirst o…

§ 13.17 Regional state park police. 1. All members of any police force of a regional state park commission, as heretofore constituted, shall, unless transferred by or pursuant to any other provision of law, continue to be members of the park police force of their respective regi…

§ 13.18 Three-year vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency\nhaving jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall\nestablish a three-year vehicular access fee which shall run from April\n…

§ 13.19 Free use of campsites. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, any person who is blind, non-ambulatory, or an amputee or any veteran or member of a Gold Star family shall be permitted to use any of the public campsites, parks and other public places of recrea…

§ 13.20 Five-year vehicular access fee. 1. Notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, the office or other state agency\nhaving jurisdiction of a state park or recreational facility shall\nestablish a five-year access fee which shall run from April first of the\…

§ 13.21 Limitation on park and parkways in city of New York. The department shall not establish or operate any park or parkway heretofore established or operated by the city of New York, and the office shall not acquire for its purposes any land, or establish or operate a park o…

§ 13.23 Land and water conservation fund; state agent. 1. Office designated as state agent. The office is hereby designated to represent and act for the state in dealing with the federal secretary of the interior and other appropriate federal officers, agencies and authorities i…

§ 13.25 State reservation at Saratoga Springs. In addition to the powers, functions and duties conferred upon him by other provisions of this act, the commissioner shall, with respect to the state reservation at Saratoga Springs: 1. Have the care, custody and control of said res…

§ 13.27 Hudson-Mohawk urban cultural park. The area at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers encompassed in the cities of Troy, Cohoes and Watervliet, the villages of Waterford and Green Island and the towns of Waterford and Colonie shall be known as the Hudson-Mohawk u…

§ 13.28 Lyme and tick-borne disease warning signs. Within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of this section, the office shall perform an assessment of state parks, including trails, to determine where it is appropriate to install signage to warn park users of possibl…

§ 13.29 Sojourner Truth commemorative marker. The office shall erect and maintain a bronze and bluestone commemorative marker on the grounds of the Ulster county court house in Kingston, New York honoring the achievements and highlighting the events in the life of Sojourner Trut…

§ 13.30 Reimbursement for expenditures necessitated by negligent, willful or reckless conduct. In addition to any other remedy which may exist, a person whose negligent, willful or reckless conduct results in an expenditure by the office for the purpose of effectuating a rescue …

* § 13.31 Permits for activities near certain funeral events. 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Demonstration" shall mean a pre-planned gathering of twelve or more persons who are invited or organized by an organizer to convene for the purpose of a public exhibition incl…

* § 13.31 Oil and gas drilling in Allegany state park. 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature finds and declares that Allegany state park harbors unique and irreplaceable natural and scenic resources and provides an extensive variety of recreational and educati…

§ 14.01 Declaration of policy. The legislature determines that the historical, archeological, architectural and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important environmental assets of the state and that it should be preserved. It offers residents of the state a sense …

§ 14.03 Definitions. When used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the terms listed below shall have the following meanings: 1. "Agency preservation officer" means the commissioner, director or chairperson of any state department, agency…

§ 14.05 Statewide historic preservation program. 1. The commissioner shall continue and advance a statewide historic preservation program which shall include: (a) Surveying and inventorying historic places and properties for nomination to the national register and state register…

§ 14.07 State register of historic places; inventory of historic property; statewide comprehensive historic preservation plan. 1. State register of historic places. (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the board, shall establish a listing of sites, districts, structures, b…

§ 14.09 State agency activities affecting historic or cultural property; notice and comment. 1. As early in the planning process as may be practicable and prior to the preparation or approval of the final design or plan of any project undertaken by a state agency, or prior to th…

§ 14.11 Historic business preservation registry. 1. Purpose. A registry of historic businesses in the state shall be established for the purpose of recognizing that historic community-serving businesses are valuable cultural assets that serve as examples of the rich and diverse …

* § 14.12 New York state two hundred fiftieth commemoration commission. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean and include: (a) "Commission" means the New York state two hundred fiftieth commemoration commission created by subdivision two of this section. (b)…

§ 15.01 Allocation of monies. 1. The moneys received by the state from the sale of bonds sold pursuant to the park and recreation land acquisition bond acts of nineteen hundred sixty and nineteen hundred sixty-two shall be expended for the following purposes in the following amo…

§ 15.03 Manner of acquisition. 1. Lands acquired by the state pursuant to this article shall be acquired by the office pursuant to sections 3.17 and 3.19 or, in the sixth park region, by the department of environmental conservation, as provided by law. The moneys appropriated fo…

§ 15.05 Standards for acquisition. 1. Lands acquired for state park purposes pursuant to this article shall be for additions to existing state parks or for the establishment of new state parks of substantial acreage. 2. Lands acquired for state or municipal parks pursuant to thi…

§ 15.07 Municipal regulations; limitations. A municipality which acquires lands with funds made available pursuant to this article may establish reasonable rules and regulations to insure proper administration and development of such lands, provided that no rule or regulation re…

§ 15.09 Restriction on alienation. Lands acquired by a municipality with the aid of funds made available pursuant to this article shall be retained by the municipality and shall not be disposed of or, except as provided in Section 15.11, used for other than public park and relat…

§ 15.11 Temporary use by former owners. 1. The commissioner, or the governing body of a municipality with the approval of the commissioner, may make agreements with respect to any lands acquired pursuant to this article by the state or by such municipality, respectively, whereby…

§ 15.13 Acquisitions in sixth region. As used in this article, the term commissioner shall mean the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation or, for real property in the sixth region, the commissioner of environmental conservation.

§ 17.01 Definitions. As used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly applies from the context: 1. "Marine project" shall mean a project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the navigation law. 2. "Historic site project" shall mean a project undertaken by a munici…

§ 17.03 Allocation of monies. The monies received by the state from the sale of bonds sold pursuant to the outdoor recreation development bond act shall be expended pursuant to appropriations for (1) marine, (2) park, (3) historic site and (4) forest recreation projects, and for…

§ 17.05 Approval and execution of projects. 1. Marine projects. Marine projects shall not be undertaken pursuant to this article until approved by the commissioner. The monies appropriated for marine projects shall be paid on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on the…