NY Pks, Rec & Hist Pres L § 15.03 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PAR - Parks, recreation and historic preservation Title C - Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Article 15 - Park and Recreation Land Acquisition Bond Acts 15.03 - Manner of Acquisition.

§ 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   for such purposes shall be paid on the audit and warrant  of  the  state   comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner.2.  No  real  property shall be acquired by a municipality pursuant to   this article unless such acquisition shall have been approved by (a) the   commissioner of environmental conservation, in the case of real property   within  the  sixth  park  region;  or  (b)  the  commissioner,  on   the   recommendation  of  the  state  commissioner  of  housing  and community   renewal, in the case  of  neighborhood  parks  established  pursuant  to   paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  three  of  section 15.05; or (c) by the   commissioner, in the case of all other acquisitions. Upon such approval,   and with the approval of the governing body thereof, a municipality  may   acquire  such  real  property  with the aid funds made available by this   article for municipal park purposes, by purchase, agreement  or  in  any   other  manner  provided  by law for the acquisition of real property for   public purposes by such municipality. The state share  of  the  cost  of   such  lands  shall  be  paid  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state   comptroller on the certificate of the commissioner and the  entire  cost   may  be paid in the first instance by the state as an advance subject to   subsequent reimbursement of the share of the municipality.  In  addition   to  any  other  legal  method  of  financing  its  share  of the cost of   acquisition of such lands,  a  municipality  may  raise  such  share  by   general tax upon all taxable real property located therein or by special   tax or assessment upon the real property benefited thereby, or partly by   such  general  tax  and  partly  by  such  special tax or assessment, in   accordance with applicable laws relating to the payment of the  cost  of   real property acquired by such municipality for park use. In the event a   municipality  shall  fail to pay its share of the cost of acquisition of   such lands within six months of the certification to the municipality by   the state comptroller of the amount of such cost, the state  comptroller   shall cause to be withheld from the state assistance funds to which such   municipality  would otherwise be entitled, a sum sufficient to reimburse   the state for any amount remaining unpaid, together with interest on any   such unpaid amount at the rate of three per cent per annum from the date   of such certification. Moneys so withheld shall be credited against  the   amount  of  principal  and interest payable by such municipality for its   share of the cost of acquisition of such lands.