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Assembly Bill A3695A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes various provisions for the protection and management of the state park system

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2009-A3695 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 §§4.01 - 4.05, amd §13.03, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3941
2013-2014: A4322
2015-2016: A3290

2009-A3695 - Summary

Makes various provisions for the protection and management of the state park system, including codification of the New York State park system; makes provision for land classification.

2009-A3695 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3695

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,  Arts
  and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, the
  education  law  and  the  general  municipal  law,  in relation to the
  protection and management of parks

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds the
New York state parks, and natural and cultural lands under state manage-
ment  which  began  with the Niagara Reservation in 1885 embrace unique,
superlative and significant resources. They constitute a major source of
pride, inspiration and enjoyment of the people of the  state,  and  have
gained international recognition and acclaim.
  Establishment of the State Council of Parks by the legislature in 1924
was  an  act  that  created  the first unified state parks system in the
country. By this act and other means the legislature and the  people  of
the  state  have  repeatedly expressed their desire that the natural and
cultural state park resources of  the  state  be  accorded  the  highest
degree of protection.
  The  legislature  further  finds that these natural and cultural state
park resources face major threats including  excessive  erosion,  severe
visitor impacts, air and water pollution, internal and external aesthet-
ic  degradation,  and  exotic  encroachment.  This degradation is taking
place at a time when park  managers  have  a  diminished  capability  to
prevent  these  problems  due  to  major  demands to maintain facilities
related to visitor services.
  The legislature further finds that although the  state  has  organized
its  state parks as a system since 1924, no formal, comprehensive frame-
work and process exists to manage and protect the natural  and  cultural
state  park  resources  as a state system. For example, no comprehensive

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06170-01-9
              

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2009-A3695A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 4 §§4.01 - 4.05, amd §13.03, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3941
2013-2014: A4322
2015-2016: A3290

2009-A3695A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes various provisions for the protection and management of the state park system, including codification of the New York State park system; makes provision for land classification.

2009-A3695A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A3695A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3695--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  KOON, McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Tourism,
  Arts  and  Sports Development -- recommitted to the Committee on Tour-
  ism, Arts and Sports Development in accordance with Assembly  Rule  3,
  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation to the protection and management of the state park system

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds the
New York state parks, and natural and cultural lands under state manage-
ment which began with the Niagara Reservation in  1885  embrace  unique,
superlative and significant resources. They constitute a major source of
pride,  inspiration  and  enjoyment of the people of the state, and have
gained international recognition and acclaim.
  Establishment of the State Council of Parks by the legislature in 1924
was an act that created the first unified  state  parks  system  in  the
country.  By  this act and other means the legislature and the people of
the state have repeatedly expressed their desire that  the  natural  and
cultural  state  park  resources  of  the  state be accorded the highest
degree of protection.
  Therefore, it is the purpose of this legislature  to  formally  codify
the  New York state park system and the identity of the individual units
thereof.
  S 2. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New
York state park system act".
  S 3. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by
adding a new article 4 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 4
                       NEW YORK STATE PARK SYSTEM

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06170-04-0
              

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