2023 New York Laws › PAR - Parks, recreation and historic preservation › Title G - Heritage Areas › Article 35 - New York State System of Heritage Areas › 35.07 - State Agencies; Coordination and Cooperation.

§   35.07   State  agencies;  coordination  and  cooperation.  1.  The
commissioner, in carrying out his functions and  responsibilities  under
this  title,  shall  consult  with,  cooperate with, and, to the maximum
extent practicable, coordinate  his  activities  with  other  interested
state agencies.
2.   The   following   officers   of   state   agencies  with  program
responsibilities   that   affect   aspects   of   the    interpretation,
preservation,  development  and  use  of  heritage areas resources shall
prepare a program statement which shall detail actions in the  areas  of
planning,  development,  use, assistance and regulation that can support
and assist the establishment and management of state heritage areas:
(a)  Commissioner  of  parks,  recreation  and  historic  preservation
regarding  the  state  historic  preservation  program  and  for outdoor
recreation;
(b) Commissioner of economic development regarding the  state  tourism
program and economic development activities;
(c)   Commissioner   of   environmental   conservation  regarding  the
management of natural resources within heritage areas;
(d) Commissioner of  education  regarding  educational  resources  and
their interpretation;
(e) Commissioner of transportation regarding access and transportation
within state designated heritage areas;
(f)  Secretary  of state regarding neighborhood preservation programs,
the coastal zone management program and  other  planning  and  community
development  programs  administered  by  the  department  of  state, and
regarding its activities for identifying and preserving rural resources;
(g) Commissioner of the  office  of  general  services  regarding  the
management and disposition of state property;
(h)  Commissioner of the division of housing and community development
regarding housing and neighborhood programs;
(h-1) President and chief executive officer of the power authority  of
the  state  of  New York regarding operation of the New York state canal
system;
(h-2) Commissioner of agriculture and markets regarding agriculture in
heritage areas;
(i) Director of the  office  of  urban  revitalization  regarding  its
activities for the revitalization of urban areas.
Such  statements  and  revisions  thereto  shall  be  submitted to the
heritage areas advisory council.
3. Where there is an approved management plan  in  effect,  any  state
agency  conducting, funding or approving activities directly affecting a
heritage area shall consult with, cooperate  with,  and  coordinate  its
activities  with  the  office  and the appropriate local government. Any
such state agency shall conduct or support such activities in  a  manner
which  is,  to  the  maximum  extent  practicable,  consistent  with the
approved management plan and reviews to determine consistency  of  state
proposed  actions  with  individual  management plans. The heritage area
program shall be incorporated as part of the reviews of actions pursuant
to the state environmental quality review act  as  provided  in  article
eight  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  and the New York state
historic preservation act of 1980. The office shall review  and  comment
in writing upon the statement and effects on a state designated heritage
area  or  the  heritage area program, made pursuant to section 8-0109 of
the environmental conservation law or section 14.09 of this chapter.