Assembly Bill A3920

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes fund; appropriation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A3920 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 18 §18.01, Pks & Rec L; add §97-jjjj, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A561
2013-2014: A1648
2015-2016: A559
2017-2018: A2095
2019-2020: A1751

2009-A3920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes the urban open space program fund; makes an appropriation of 10 million dollars; purpose of the program is to provide for the acquisition, creation, establishment, expansion, improvement, conservation and protection of open space areas in cities for the purpose of enhancing the urban environment, and thereby promoting the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state in a variety of ways, such as reduction of air and noise pollution, modification of extremes of temperature (resulting in the reduction of energy expended to heat/cool buildings/homes), assisting watershed management, providing habitats for desirable urban vegetation and wildlife, provision of shade, preservation of natural resources, enhancement of real estate values and beautification of urban areas throughout the state.

2009-A3920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  3920

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
  the state finance law, in relation to providing for the  establishment
  of  the urban open space program and establishing the urban open space
  program fund; and making an appropriation therefor

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

  Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new article 18 to read as follows:

                               ARTICLE 18
                        URBAN OPEN SPACE PROGRAM

SECTION 18.01 URBAN OPEN SPACE PROGRAM.
  S 18.01 URBAN OPEN SPACE PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH
WITHIN  THE  OFFICE AN URBAN OPEN SPACE PROGRAM (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO
IN THIS SECTION AS "UOS PROGRAM" OR "PROGRAM"). THE PURPOSE OF  THE  UOS
PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION, CREATION, ESTABLISH-
MENT, EXPANSION, IMPROVEMENT, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF OPEN  SPACE
AREAS  IN  CITIES.    THE  PURPOSE  OF SUCH OPEN SPACE AREAS SHALL BE TO
ENHANCE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT, THEREBY PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY  AND
WELFARE  OF  THE  PEOPLE  OF  THE  STATE  IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, SUCH AS:
REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION, REDUCTION OF NOISE  POLLUTION,  MODIFICATION
OF  EXTREMES  OF  TEMPERATURE  THEREBY  REDUCING  THE  AMOUNT  OF ENERGY
CONSUMED IN HEATING AND COOLING MANY URBAN BUILDINGS AND HOMES,  ASSIST-
ING  IN  WATERSHED  MANAGEMENT,  PROVIDING  HABITATS FOR DESIRABLE URBAN
VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE, PROVISION OF  SHADE,  PRESERVATION  OF  NATURAL
RESOURCES, ENHANCEMENT OF REAL ESTATE VALUES AND BEAUTIFICATION OF URBAN
AREAS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
  2. THE UOS PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05919-01-9
              

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