2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 49 - Protection of Natural and Man-Made Beauty › Title 5 - State Geological Trail › 49-0501 - Designation of Geoparks and Other Sites.

§ 49-0501. Designation of geoparks and other sites.
1. For the purposes of this title, a "geopark" is an area or territory
  of  the  state  encompassing one or more sites of scientific importance,
  for  not  only  geological  reasons  but  also  by   virtue   of   their
  archaeological, ecological and cultural value.
2.  The  commissioner shall study and may designate areas, territories
  and sites within the state which constitute  geoparks  and  other  sites
  which have geological significance. Such geoparks and sites may include,
  but not be limited to:
a.  Cayuga  heights,  along  state  route thirty-four in the county of
  Tompkins;
b. Cascadilla creek, along University avenue in the  city  of  Ithaca,
  county of Tompkins;
c.  Ithaca  Falls park Fall creek, along Lincoln street in the city of
  Ithaca, county of Tompkins;
d. Taughannock Falls state park, in the county of Tompkins;
e. Niagara river gorge and Power Plant Haul road,  in  the  county  of
  Niagara;
f. Whirlpool state park, in the county of Niagara;
g.  the  mouth  of  Eighteen Mile creek at Lake Erie, in the county of
  Erie;
h. Buffalo creek at Bullisi road, in the county of Erie;
i. Fall brook along state route sixty-three, in the town  of  Geneseo,
  county of Livingston;
j. LeRoy quarry, in the town of LeRoy, county of Genesee;
k. the Potsdam sandstone at Ausable chasm, in the county of Clinton;
l. Ausable falls, in the county of Clinton;
m. Whiteface mountain, in the county of Essex;
n. the Chattermarks on Bear mountain, in the county of Rockland;
o. the erratic and groves in Central park, in the county of New York;
p. the glacial channel in Central park, in the county of New York;
q.  the  burrows  in  sandstone  in  Watkins  Glen,  in  the county of
  Schuyler;
r. the upper devonian shale, siltstone and sandstone in  Watkins  Glen
  gorge, in the county of Schuyler;
s. Watkins Glen state park, in the county of Schuyler;
t. Letchworth state park, in the county of Wyoming;
u. Penn Dixie fossil park and nature preserve, in the county of Erie;
v. Lafarge quarry, in the county of Ulster;
w. Seneca stone quarry, in the county of Seneca;
x.  Taughannock  park  road  in  Taughannock  Falls state park, in the
  county of Tompkins;
y. State route four and twenty-two, in the town of  Whitehall,  county
  of Washington;
z.  Rondaxe  road  on  Bald  mountain,  in the town of Webb, county of
  Herkimer;
aa. Cannan road, in the towns of East Martinsburg and Knox, county  of
  Lewis;
bb. Barnet garnet mine, in the county of Warren;
cc. John Boyd Thacher state park, in the county of Albany;
dd. the Petrified Sea Gardens, in the county of Saratoga;
ee. Lester park, in the county of Saratoga;
ff. Saratoga Springs state park, in the county of Saratoga;
gg. Skytop Lane quarry, in the county of Delaware;
hh. Sidney Mountain quarry, in the county of Delaware;
ii. Sidney Mountain Bluestone quarry, in the county of Delaware;
jj. Sidney Center outcrops, in the county of Delaware;
kk. Sheetz quarry, in the county of Delaware;
ll. Pine Hill road, in the county of Delaware;
mm. Chimney Bluffs state park, in the county of Wayne;
nn. Wiscory Falls, in the county of Allegany;
oo. White creek, in the county of Allegany;
pp. Sixtown creek, in the county of Allegany;
qq. Rushford Dam park, in the county of Allegany;
rr. Caneadea Gorge overlook, in the county of Allegany;
ss. Buttermilk Falls state park, in the county of Cayuga;
tt. Chittenango Falls state park, in the county of Madison;
uu. Cohoes Falls, in the county of Saratoga;
vv. Clarksville cave, in the county of Albany;
ww. Joralemon town park, in the county of Albany;
xx. Normanskill gorge, in the county of Albany;
yy. Barton garnet mine, in the county of Warren;
zz. Kimberlite dike, in the county of Onondaga;
aaa. Howes Cave quarry, in the county of Schoharie;
bbb. Howe Caverns, in the county of Schoharie;
ccc. Kaaterskill Falls, in the county of Greene;
ddd. Knox cave, in the county of Albany;
eee. Manorkill Falls, in the county of Schoharie;
fff. McFail's Cave nature preserve, in the county of Schoharie;
ggg. Montauk Point, in the county of Suffolk;
hhh. Montour Falls, in the county of Schuyler;
iii. Niagara Falls state park, in the county of Niagara;
jjj. Onesquethaw Cave, in the county of Albany;
kkk. Stark's Knob, in the county of Saratoga;
lll. Cairo Fossil Forest, in the county of Greene;
mmm. Gilboa Fossil Forest, in the county of Schoharie; and
nnn. Herkimer Diamond Mines, in the county of Herkimer.
3.   For   each  area,  territory  and  site  designated  pursuant  to
  subdivision two of this section, the commissioner, in  cooperation  with
  the commissioners of transportation and economic development, may:
a.  establish  a  management  plan  designed  to foster socio-economic
  development that is sustainable;
b. establish methods  for  conserving  and  enhancing  its  geological
  heritage; and
c. establish best practices for conservation.