Assembly Bill A3941

                            
 
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                                   3941
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   commission  on New York state history and providing for its powers and
   duties
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 28 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 28
                       COMMISSION ON NEW YORK STATE
                                  HISTORY
 SECTION 825.   LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
         826.   DEFINITIONS.
         827.   COMMISSION ON NEW YORK STATE HISTORY.
         828.   POWERS AND DUTIES.
         829.   STATEWIDE  CULTURAL  ASSET AND HERITAGE RESOURCES MANAGE-
                  MENT PLAN.
         830.   ANNUAL STATE HISTORY CONFERENCE.
         830-A. STATE HISTORY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
   § 825. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.  THE  LEGISLA-
 TURE  DETERMINES  THAT  THE  STATE'S  HISTORICAL ASSETS ARE MAJOR EDUCA-
 TIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES THAT SHOULD  BE  PRESERVED,
 ENHANCED AND FULLY PROMOTED AS SPECIAL FEATURES OF ATTRACTION AND IMPOR-
 TANCE  TO  THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. THE STATE'S HISTOR-
 ICAL ASSETS ARE WORLD CLASS DESTINATIONS FOR VISITORS  FROM  AROUND  THE
 WORLD  AND SHOULD BE PROMOTED AS SUCH.  HAVING THE MANAGEMENT, INTERPRE-
 TATION AND PROMOTION OF  THE  STATE'S  HISTORICAL  ASSETS  SPREAD  AMONG
 SEVERAL  AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS HAS OFTEN BEEN DETRIMENTAL TO THE FULL
 UTILIZATION OF THESE ASSETS FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE. THEREFORE,  THE
 LEGISLATURE  FINDS  THAT  ESTABLISHING  A  COMMISSION  ON NEW YORK STATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03561-01-9

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 HISTORY THAT WILL ADVISE THE GOVERNOR, AGENCIES AND THE  LEGISLATURE  AS
 TO THE BEST WAYS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE INVALUABLE HISTOR-
 ICAL  ASSETS  OF  THE STATE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
 STATE.
   THE  LEGISLATURE  FURTHER  FINDS THAT THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND
 PROMOTION OF OUR HISTORICAL ASSETS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO  THE  EDUCATION  OF
 THE  CITIZENRY  AND OUR CONCERN FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE RESIDENTS
 OF THE STATE. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE THE POLICY  OF  THE  STATE  TO
 CONSERVE, IMPROVE, BENEFICIALLY USE AND PROTECT ITS HISTORICAL ASSETS IN
 ORDER TO ENHANCE THE EDUCATION, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE
 OF THE STATE, AND THEIR OVERALL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. IT SHALL
 FURTHER BE THE POLICY OF THE STATE TO IMPROVE AND COORDINATE THE HISTOR-
 ICAL  ASSET PLANS, FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND PROGRAMS OF THE STATE, IN COOP-
 ERATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, REGIONS, LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS,  OTHER
 PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE CONCERNED INDIVIDUAL, AND TO
 HELP DEVELOP AND MANAGE THE HISTORICAL ASSETS TO THE END THAT THE  STATE
 MAY  FULFILL  ITS RESPONSIBILITY AS TRUSTEE OF OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE
 RESOURCES FOR THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.  FURTHERMORE, IT SHALL
 BE THE POLICY OF THE STATE  TO  FOSTER,  PROMOTE,  CREATE  AND  MAINTAIN
 CONDITIONS  UNDER  WHICH  MAN AND NATURE CAN THRIVE IN HARMONY WITH EACH
 OTHER, AND ACHIEVE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS FOR PRES-
 ENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS BY:
   A. ASSURING SURROUNDINGS WHICH ARE HEALTHFUL AND AESTHETICALLY  PLEAS-
 ING;
   B.  GUARANTEEING  THAT THE WIDEST RANGE OF BENEFICIAL USES OF CULTURAL
 AND HERITAGE RESOURCES ARE ATTAINED WITHOUT RISK TO  HEALTH  OR  SAFETY,
 UNNECESSARY  DEGRADATION,  OR  OTHER  UNDESIRABLE  OR  UNINTENDED CONSE-
 QUENCES;
   C. PROMOTING PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT  AND  TECHNOLOGY  WHICH  MINIMIZE
 ADVERSE IMPACT ON OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES; AND
   D.  PRESERVING THE UNIQUE QUALITIES OF SPECIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS STATE
 HISTORIC SITES, STATE DESIGNATED HERITAGE AREAS, SITES ON  THE  NATIONAL
 REGISTER  OF  HISTORIC  PLACES, PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND OTHER ARTISTIC
 CREATIONS, MUSEUMS, GARDENS AND PERFORMING ARTS VENUES,  PROVIDING  THAT
 CARE  IS  TAKEN FOR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES THAT ARE SHARED WITH
 THE OTHER STATES OF THE UNITED STATES AND WITH CANADA IN THE MANNER OF A
 GOOD NEIGHBOR.
   E. PROMOTING THE MAINTENANCE AND GROWTH OF HISTORIC ASSETS AS  SPECIAL
 FEATURES  OF  A  LOCALITY AND USING SUCH HISTORIC ASSETS FOR APPROPRIATE
 HISTORIC RE-USE, INCLUDING AS A CULTURAL  RESOURCE  OR  OPPORTUNITY  FOR
 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
   § 826. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHER-
 WISE  REQUIRES,  THE  FOLLOWING  WORDS AND TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS
 ASCRIBED TO THEM:
   A. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE COMMISSION ON NEW YORK HISTORY.
   B. "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION.
   C. "HERITAGE AREA" MEANS A DEFINABLE URBAN OR REGIONAL AREA OF  PUBLIC
 AND  PRIVATE USES, RANGING IN SIZE FROM A PORTION OF A MUNICIPALITY TO A
 REGIONAL AREA, WITH A SPECIAL COHERENCE, AND  SUCH  AREA  BEING  DISTIN-
 GUISHED  BY  PHYSICAL  AND  CULTURAL  RESOURCES (NATURAL AND/OR MAN MADE
 INCLUDING WATERWAYS, ARCHITECTURE, OR ARTIFACTS REFLECTING A  PERIOD  OF
 STYLE  OR  CULTURAL HERITAGE) WHICH PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE LIFE OF THE
 COMMUNITY AND/OR REGION AND CONTRIBUTE THROUGH INTERPRETIVE, EDUCATIONAL
 AND RECREATIONAL USE TO THE PUBLIC. A HERITAGE AREA MAY  INCLUDE  TRADI-
 TIONAL  PARKS  (PLEASURE GROUNDS SET APART FOR RECREATION OF THE PUBLIC)
 AND HISTORIC PLACES OR PROPERTY ON THE NATIONAL  OR  STATE  REGISTER  OF

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 HISTORIC  PLACES.   HOWEVER SUCH TERM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO MEAN A PARK
 OR HISTORIC PLACE, AS THOSE TERMS ARE USED IN OTHER PROVISIONS  OF  LAW,
 INCLUDING  THOSE  RELATING  TO ALIENATION OF PARK LAND AND REGULATION OF
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ACTIVITIES. SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW SHALL CONTIN-
 UE  TO APPLY TO THE SPECIFIC PARKS AND HISTORIC PLACES WITHIN A HERITAGE
 AREA. THE TERM "HERITAGE AREA" SHALL BE DEEMED  TO  INCLUDE  AREAS  THAT
 HAVE  BEEN  PREVIOUSLY  DESIGNATED  AS  URBAN CULTURE PARKS AND HERITAGE
 CORRIDORS OR OTHER SIMILAR NAMES APPLIED TO  AREAS  OF  SPECIAL  CONCERN
 FITTING THE DEFINITION OF A HERITAGE AREA.
   D.  "HISTORICAL  ASSET"  MEANS  ANY PROPERTY, REAL OR OTHERWISE, BUILT
 STRUCTURE, EVENT, ARTIFACT, OBJECT OR DOCUMENT DEEMED SIGNIFICANT TO THE
 HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
   E. "HISTORIC PRESERVATION" MEANS THE STUDY,  DESIGNATION,  PROTECTION,
 RESTORATION,  REHABILITATION  AND USE OF BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, HISTORIC
 DISTRICTS, AREAS, AND SITES SIGNIFICANT IN  THE  HISTORY,  ARCHITECTURE,
 ARCHEOLOGY OR CULTURE OF THIS STATE, ITS COMMUNITIES OR THE NATION.
   F.  "MUSEUM"  MEANS  AN  INSTITUTION  OR ASSOCIATION, CHARTERED BY THE
 REGENTS OR THE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTEEN  OF
 THE  EDUCATION LAW, THAT EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF COLLECTING, PRESERV-
 ING AND INTERPRETING COLLECTIONS OF OBJECTS.
   G. "HISTORIC RE-USE" MEANS THE ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF  AN  HISTORIC  ASSET
 FOR  A PURPOSE OTHER THAN FOR WHICH IT WAS INITIALLY BUILT THAT PROTECTS
 THE UNDERLYING ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY AND FACADE OF  SUCH  AN  HISTORIC
 BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  DISTRICT, OR AREA WHILE PROVIDING NEW RESIDENTIAL
 OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES THAT UTILIZE THE UNDERLYING HISTORICAL  VALUE  OF
 THE  ASSET  AS  A  SPECIAL  FEATURE  OF  THE COMMUNITY OR AS PART OF ITS
 MARKETING STRATEGY AND AIDS  LOCAL  COMMUNITY  DEVELOPMENT  OR  SUPPORTS
 MAINTAINING OR DEVELOPING LOCAL CULTURAL RESOURCES.
   § 827. COMMISSION ON NEW YORK STATE HISTORY. A.  THERE SHALL BE ESTAB-
 LISHED  THE  COMMISSION  ON  NEW  YORK  STATE  HISTORY TO CONSIST OF THE
 COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION AND OF PARKS, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESER-
 VATION, THE CHAIR OF THE NEW YORK STATE CULTURAL  EDUCATION  TRUST,  THE
 STATE  LIBRARIAN, THE STATE ARCHIVIST, THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE MUSEUM,
 THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE DIVISION OF TOURISM, A REPRESENTATIVE  OF  ONE
 OF THE STATE'S NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, AND SIX APPOINTED MEMBERS, TWO OF
 WHOM  SHALL  BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND TWO EACH BY THE TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY.  EACH  APPOINTED
 MEMBER SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AND SHALL CONTINUE IN OFFICE
 UNTIL  A  SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED. THE APPOINTED COMMISSION MEMBERS
 SHALL BE QUALIFIED BY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF HISTORY,
 LIBRARY SCIENCE, MUSEUM STUDIES, PUBLIC HISTORY,  ARCHIVE  PLANNING  AND
 MANAGEMENT,  HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT, ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHEOLOGY OR OTHER
 RELATED PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE. THE MEMBERS  OF  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
 RECEIVE  NO  COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES BUT SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR
 THEIR EXPENSES ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED IN THE  PERFORMANCE  OF
 THEIR  DUTIES  WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT  AVAILABLE THEREFOR BY APPROPRIATION.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, NO OFFICER OR EMPLOY-
 EE OF THE STATE OR OF ANY CIVIL DIVISION THEREOF,  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  TO
 HAVE  FORFEITED  OR  SHALL  FORFEIT  HIS  OR HER OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT BY
 REASON OF HIS OR HER ACCEPTANCE OF MEMBERSHIP ON SUCH COMMISSION.
   B. THE COMMISSION SHALL CHOOSE FROM  AMONG  ITS  APPOINTED  MEMBERS  A
 CHAIRMAN,  VICE-CHAIRMAN  AND SECRETARY. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH SUCH
 OFFICER APPOINTED SHALL BE FOR TWO YEARS. EACH OFFICER OF THE COMMISSION
 SHALL HOLD OFFICE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR HAS BEEN  APPOINTED  AND  QUALIFIED.
 VACANCIES IN MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION OCCURRING FROM ANY CAUSE SHALL

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 BE  FILLED BY THE OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT OF
 THE MEMBER WHOSE OFFICE BECOMES VACANT.
   C. THE COMMISSION SHALL HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS NOT LESS THAN FOUR TIMES
 A  YEAR  AT  SUCH  TIME AND PLACE AS IT MAY DESIRE, AND SPECIAL MEETINGS
 WHEN AUTHORIZED AND CALLED AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BY-LAWS OR BY THE CHAIR-
 MAN. EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE A  DESIGNATED  REPRE-
 SENTATIVE.
   §  828.  POWERS  AND DUTIES.   THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING
 POWERS AND DUTIES:
   A. TO ADOPT AND USE A SEAL; TO SUE AND BE SUED; TO APPOINT AND  REMOVE
 OFFICERS,  AGENTS  AND  EMPLOYEES  AND  DETERMINE  THEIR QUALIFICATIONS,
 DUTIES AND COMPENSATION; TO ACQUIRE, HOLD AND DISPOSE OF PERSONAL  PROP-
 ERTY;  TO  RETAIN OR EMPLOY COUNSEL, PRIVATE CONSULTANTS AND INDEPENDENT
 CONTRACTORS; TO MAKE AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS  AND  ALL  OTHER  INSTRUMENTS
 NECESSARY  OR  CONVENIENT  FOR  THE EXERCISE OF ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE;
   B. TO HIRE STAFF, INCLUDING A DIRECTOR, UPON APPROVAL OF  THE  COMMIS-
 SION, TO ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS DUTIES;
   C. TO PREPARE, PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION OR REPORTS TO HIGH-
 LIGHT  FOR  STATE  AGENCIES,  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
 ISSUES, PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELEVANT TO THE HISTORICAL ASSETS  OF
 THE STATE, IN CONCERT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OTHERS;
   D.  TO STIMULATE ACTION BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS ON ISSUES,
 PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT AFFECT  THE  HISTORICAL  ASSETS  OF  THE
 STATE  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND WORK-
 SHOPS;
   E. TO REQUEST AND  RECEIVE  FROM  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  OFFICE,
 BOARD,  BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE AND
 FROM ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF,  SUCH  ASSISTANCE  AND
 DATA  AS WILL ENABLE IT TO CONDUCT ITS STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS ARTICLE;
   F. TO ASSIST STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL HISTORIANS, LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS  AND
 OTHER  APPROPRIATE  STATE,  FEDERAL  AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN AND
 WORK TOWARDS THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, HISTORIC RE-USE AND PROMOTION
 OF THE HISTORICAL ASSETS OF THE STATE THROUGH COORDINATION  AND  COOPER-
 ATION,  AND THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING PLANNING ASSISTANCE,
 TRAINING, CITIZEN EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION ASSISTANCE, AND ASSISTANCE
 IN THE PREPARATION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS TO OTHER ENTITIES;
   G. TO SERVE A COORDINATING ROLE IN UTILIZING THE CAPABILITIES OF OTHER
 STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THE DUTIES PRESCRIBED IN THIS
 SECTION;
   H. TO ESTABLISH A CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR HISTORICAL STUDIES,  WHICH
 MAY  BE USED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND STATE AGEN-
 CIES  IN  ADDRESSING  STATE  AND  REGIONWIDE  ISSUES  RELATED   TO   THE
 PROTECTION,  PRESERVATION,  HISTORIC  RE-USE AND PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL
 ASSETS;
   I. TO DEVELOP AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL, COUNTY AND REGIONAL  AGENCIES  TO
 PROVIDE  STAFF  SERVICES  THROUGH  GRANTS  OR  CONTRACTS TO HELP FINANCE
 SERVICES FOR INTERMUNICIPAL COOPERATION; TO PROVIDE PLANNING SERVICES IN
 CONJUNCTION  WITH  STATE  AGENCIES,  COUNTY  PLANNING  DEPARTMENTS   AND
 REGIONAL PLANNING BOARDS; AND TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL ASSIST-
 ANCE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THROUGH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE GROUPS;
   J.  TO  APPLY  FOR AND RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS,
 AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES, FUNDS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES OF THE
 COMMISSION AND TO SOLICIT, RECEIVE AND UTILIZE GIFTS  AND  DONATIONS  OF
 ANY KIND FROM ANY SOURCE;

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   K.  TO  ASSIST  MUNICIPALITIES IN PREPARING AND ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE
 HISTORICAL ASSET PLANNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING  APPROPRIATE  LAWS,  ORDI-
 NANCES AND CODES;
   1. TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF ITS POWERS AND DUTIES
 TO  LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, IN CONCERT WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
 AND OTHERS; AND
   M. TO LEASE AND MANAGE  REAL  PROPERTY,  SOLELY  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
 PROVIDING FOR THE OFFICIAL OFFICES OF THE COMMISSION.
   §  829.  STATEWIDE  CULTURAL  ASSET  AND HERITAGE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
 PLAN. A. THE COMMISSION SHALL FORMULATE AND FROM TIME TO TIME  REVISE  A
 STATEWIDE  CULTURAL  AND  HERITAGE  RESOURCES  MANAGEMENT  PLAN  FOR THE
 MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE QUALITY OF THE  CULTURAL  AND  HERITAGE
 RESOURCES  OF  THE  STATE,  AS  WELL  AS THE HISTORIC RE-USE OF HISTORIC
 STRUCTURES  IN  FURTHERANCE  OF  THE  LEGISLATIVE  POLICY  AND  PURPOSES
 EXPRESSED IN THIS ARTICLE.
   B.  THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT AN INITIAL PLAN TO THE GOVERNOR AND TO
 THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO,
 AND  THEREAFTER SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT PERIODIC REVISIONS OF SUCH PLAN TO
 THE GOVERNOR AND TO THE  LEGISLATURE.  SUCH  PLAN  AND  REVISIONS  SHALL
 BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNOR AND SHALL SERVE THEREAFT-
 ER AS A GUIDE TO THE PUBLIC.
   C. IN FORMULATING SUCH PLAN AND ANY REVISIONS, THE COMMISSION SHALL:
   (1) CONDUCT ONE OR MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS;
   (2) CONSULT AND COOPERATE WITH:
   (I)  OFFICIALS  OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE STATE HAVING DUTIES
 AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES;
   (II) OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FEDERAL  GOVERNMENT,  NEIGH-
 BORING STATES AND INTERSTATE AGENCIES ON PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE ENVIRON-
 MENT OF THIS STATE;
   (III) OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE;
   (IV) OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF MUSEUMS, ART AND CULTURAL INSTI-
 TUTIONS, INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION; AND
   (V)  PERSONS,  ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, UTILIZING,
 SERVED BY, INTERESTED IN OR CONCERNED WITH  THE  CULTURAL  AND  HERITAGE
 RESOURCES OF THE STATE; AND
   (3)  REQUEST AND RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU,
 COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY OF THE STATE  OR  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION
 THEREOF  OR  ANY  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  SUCH  ASSISTANCE AND DATA AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO  CARRY  OUT  ITS  RESPONSIBILITIES
 UNDER THIS SECTION.
   §  830.  ANNUAL STATE HISTORY CONFERENCE. THE COMMISSION SHALL COORDI-
 NATE AND CONDUCT AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON STATE HISTORY THAT WILL INCLUDE
 SPEAKERS AND WORKSHOPS ON THE PROTECTION, PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION  OF
 THE  STATE'S  HISTORICAL  ASSETS.  THE  CONFERENCE SHALL TAKE PLACE IN A
 DIFFERENT AREA OF THE STATE EACH YEAR AND SHALL BE FREE  OF  CHARGE  AND
 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
   § 830-A. STATE HISTORY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.  THE COMMISSION SHALL COOR-
 DINATE,  RECRUIT  AND  TRAIN VOLUNTEERS WITH BACKGROUNDS AND INTEREST IN
 NEW YORK STATE HISTORY TO ACT AS FELLOWS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO  STATE
 HISTORY  ORGANIZATIONS  BY  THE COMMISSION. FELLOWS WILL PROVIDE PROGRAM
 SUPPORT  TO  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  HISTORY  ORGANIZATIONS  AND   ORGANIZATIONS
 PROMOTING  HISTORIC  RE-USE  AT NO COST TO THE ORGANIZATION.  FELLOWSHIP
 PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS SHALL PROVIDE, BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE  AND  TRAIN-
 ING, ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT IN VISITOR OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
 AND  OUTREACH, THE EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIC PLANS, FUNDRAIS-
 ING AND GRANT WRITING, AND THE EXPANSION OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.

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   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.