S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1383
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- 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 requiring all leases, licenses and management agreements
relating to state parks and historic sites to comply with the park's
or historic site's master plan
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 section 3.10 to read as follows:
§ 3.10 LONG TERM AGREEMENTS RELATING TO STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC
SITES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY,
EVERY LEASE, LICENSE AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, RELATING TO THE USE OR
MANAGEMENT OF ANY STATE PARK OR HISTORIC SITE, HAVING A TERM OF MORE
THAN ONE YEAR, ENTERED INTO BY THE OFFICE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RECOM-
MENDATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OR MASTER PLAN OF THE STATE PARK OR HISTOR-
IC SITE TO WHICH THE LEASE, LICENSE OR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT PERTAINS. IN
THE EVENT A STATE PARK OR HISTORIC SITE DOES NOT HAVE A MANAGEMENT OR
MASTER PLAN IN EFFECT, NO LEASE, LICENSE OR MANAGEMENT PLAN RELATING
THERETO SHALL HAVE A TERM OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to leas-
es, licenses and management agreements entered into or renewed on or
after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02323-01-5