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Senate Bill S4824A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Defines the boundaries of the Niagara river greenway

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2015-S4824 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§39.03, 39.07 & 39.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5274

2015-S4824 - Summary

Defines the boundaries of the Niagara river greenway.

2015-S4824 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4824 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4824

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks and Recreation

AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
  relation to defining boundaries of the Niagara river greenway

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 39.03 of the parks, recreation and
historic  preservation law, as added by chapter 460 of the laws of 2004,
is amended to read as follows:
  1. "Niagara river greenway" or "greenway" shall mean a  linear  system
of  state  and local parks and conservation areas linked by a network of
multi use trails within the greenway area [established  by  an  approved
plan  of  the  commission  as  provided for in this article] WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE: LANDS AND WATERS AS IDENTIFIED AS  THE  "GREENWAY  FOCUS  AREA"
DESIGNATED  WITHIN  THE  NIAGARA RIVER GREENWAY PLAN THAT INCLUDES AREAS
WITHIN ADOPTED LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PLANS AND NEW YORK  STATE
COASTAL  MANAGEMENT ZONES. ONLY THOSE PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREEN-
WAY FOCUS AREA MAY BE FUNDED. WITHIN THE  TRIBUTARIES  OF  THE  GREENWAY
FOCUS  AREA, ONLY THOSE PROJECTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP
TO WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, OR TRAIL  CONNECTIONS,
MAY BE FUNDED.
  S  2.  The closing paragraph of section 39.07 of the parks, recreation
and historic preservation law, as added by chapter 460 of  the  laws  of
2004, is amended to read as follows:
  Such  draft  plan  shall  be  submitted to the commissioner [of parks,
recreation and historic preservation] within two years of the  effective
date  of this article. The commissioner may approve the plan, may return
the plan to the commission with recommendations  for  approval,  or  may
reject  such  plan. Prior to submission of the draft plan to the commis-
sioner, the commission shall hold at least one  public  hearing  on  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00472-01-5

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2015-S4824A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§39.03, 39.07 & 39.19, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5274

2015-S4824A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the boundaries of the Niagara river greenway.

2015-S4824A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4824A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4824--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks  and  Recreation  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Cultural
  Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation in accordance with Senate  Rule
  6,  sec. 8 -- 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 defining boundaries of the Niagara river greenway

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 39.03 of the parks, recreation and
historic preservation law, as added by chapter 460 of the laws of  2004,
is amended to read as follows:
  1.  "Niagara  river greenway" or "greenway" shall mean a linear system
of state and local parks and conservation areas linked by a  network  of
multi  use  trails  within the greenway area [established by an approved
plan of the commission as provided for  in  this  article]  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE:  LANDS  AND  WATERS  AS IDENTIFIED AS THE "GREENWAY FOCUS AREA"
DESIGNATED WITHIN THE NIAGARA RIVER GREENWAY PLAN  THAT  INCLUDES  AREAS
WITHIN  ADOPTED LOCAL WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PLANS AND NEW YORK STATE
COASTAL MANAGEMENT ZONES. ONLY THOSE PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE  GREEN-
WAY  FOCUS  AREA  MAY  BE FUNDED. WITHIN THE TRIBUTARIES OF THE GREENWAY
FOCUS AREA, ONLY THOSE PROJECTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE A DIRECT  RELATIONSHIP
TO  WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, OR TRAIL CONNECTIONS,
MAY BE FUNDED.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 39.07 of the  parks,  recreation
and  historic  preservation  law, as added by chapter 460 of the laws of
2004, is amended to read as follows:
  Such draft plan shall be submitted  to  the  commissioner  [of  parks,
recreation  and historic preservation] within two years of the effective
date of this article. The commissioner may approve the plan, may  return

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00472-02-6

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