N.Y. PAR Law § 39.07 — New York Code / Act PAR / Title G / Article 39 / Section 39.07
Commission purpose
Status: in_force

§ 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 enhance waterfront access, complement economic revitalization of the\ncommunities along the river, and ensure the long-term maintenance of the\ngreenway. The plan shall:\n  1. Recommend the specific boundaries of the greenway within Erie and\nNiagara counties;\n  2. Develop a specific vision for the greenway that focuses on linking\nparks and conservation areas, creating a multi-use venue for the people\nof the region, and enhancing the tourism potential of the region;\n  3. Include an inventory of existing park and other lands under the\njurisdiction of state agencies, public corporations and municipalities\nwhich may contribute to the purposes of a greenway;\n  4. Identify such other lands that through acquisition, dedication or\nredevelopment may contribute to the purposes of a greenway;\n  5. Identify existing plans and plans under development that can\ncontribute to the purposes of the greenway;\n  6. Conduct economic analyses of the costs to construct, maintain and\nmarket the greenway as part of a strategy for implementation;\n  7. Consider how the region's industrial heritage can be celebrated and\nreflected along the greenway;\n  8. Recommend how the greenway could be linked to upland and interior\ncommunities in order to promote linkages to the river;\n  9. Consider how existing and proposed economic development activities\nin proximity to the greenway can support and complement the greenway;\n  10. Recommend cooperative efforts with the province of Ontario and the\nnation of Canada in furtherance of the objectives of this article;\n  11. Identify local, state, federal and private sources of funding that\ncould support the purposes of the greenway;\n  12. Evaluate local, state and federal laws and regulations relating to\nthe purposes of the greenway;\n  13. Identify ways for the commission to work cooperatively with\nmunicipal, state and federal agencies, public and private corporations,\nnot-for-profit organizations, and private property owners and interests\nto advance and complement the purposes of the greenway;\n  14. Recommend how portions of the greenway would be managed including\na plan for on-going operation and maintenance that would make the\ngreenway self-supporting; and\n  15. Include any other information, data and recommendations which the\ncommission determines is necessary to support the purposes of the plan.\n  Such draft plan shall be submitted to the commissioner of parks,\nrecreation and historic preservation within two years of the effective\ndate of this article. The commissioner may approve the plan, may return\nthe plan to the commission with recommendations for approval, or may\nreject such plan. Prior to submission of the draft plan to the\ncommissioner, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing on\nthe draft plan in each county for which the plan is applicable. The\nlocal legislative body of each city, town or village within the\nboundaries designated by the draft plan must approve the plan following\nthe public hearing or hearings and before it is submitted to the\ncommissioner. A copy of the approved plan shall be provided to the\ngovernor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the\nassembly.\n