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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 system

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

1 Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds the 2 New York state parks, and natural and cultural lands under state manage- 3 ment which began with the Niagara Reservation in 1885 embrace unique, 4 superlative and significant resources. They constitute a major source of 5 pride, inspiration and enjoyment of the people of the state, and have 6 gained international recognition and acclaim. 7 Establishment of the State Council of Parks by the legislature in 1924 8 was an act that created the first unified state parks system in the 9 country. By this act and other means the legislature and the people of 10 the state have repeatedly expressed their desire that the natural and 11 cultural state park resources of the state be accorded the highest 12 degree of protection. 13 Therefore, it is the purpose of this legislature to formally codify 14 the New York state park system and the identity of the individual units 15 thereof. 16 S 2. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New 17 York state park system act". 18 S 3. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is amended by 19 adding a new article 4 to read as follows: 20 ARTICLE 4 21 NEW YORK STATE PARK SYSTEM

EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06170-04-0 A. 3695--A 2

1 SECTION 4.01 STATE PARK SYSTEM. 2 4.03 LAND CLASSIFICATION. 3 4.05 ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM. 4 S 4.01 STATE PARK SYSTEM. THE LEGISLATURE DECLARES THAT THE NATURAL 5 AND CULTURAL STATE PARK RESOURCES, WHICH BEGAN WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 6 THE NIAGARA RESERVATION IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE, HAVE GROWN TO 7 INCLUDE SUPERLATIVE NATURAL, HISTORIC AND RECREATIONAL AREAS IN EVERY 8 REGION OF THE STATE; THAT THESE AREAS, THOUGH DISTINCT IN CHARACTER, ARE 9 UNITED THROUGH THESE INTERRELATED PURPOSES AND RESOURCES INTO ONE STATE 10 PARK SYSTEM AS A CUMULATIVE EXPRESSION OF A SINGLE HERITAGE; AND THAT, 11 INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, THESE AREAS DESERVE INCREASED DIGNITY AND 12 RECOGNITION OF THEIR SUPERB ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND RECREATIONAL 13 POTENTIAL THROUGH THEIR INCLUSION JOINTLY AND WITH EACH OTHER IN ONE 14 STATE PARK SYSTEM PRESERVED AND MANAGED FOR THE BENEFIT AND INSPIRATION 15 OF ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE. THEREFORE, ANY AREA OF LAND AND WATER 16 ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR PARK, HISTORIC, , RECRE- 17 ATIONAL OR OTHER PURPOSES SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A PART OF THE STATE PARK 18 SYSTEM HEREBY FORMALLY CREATED AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE PUBLIC TRUST 19 LANDS. STATE MANAGEMENT OF COOPERATIVE PARKS INCLUDING STATE DESIGNATED 20 HERITAGE AREAS SHALL BE FULLY COORDINATED WITH THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. 21 THE ADMINISTRATION OF NATURAL AREAS IN THE STATE PARK SYSTEM SHALL, TO 22 THE FULLEST EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PROVIDE FOR THE INTERPLAY OF FORCES AND 23 PROCESSES OF NATURAL GEOLOGICAL CHANGE AND ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION. THE 24 ADMINISTRATION OF ALL AREAS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE LIGHT OF HIGH 25 PUBLIC VALUE AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE STATE PARK SYSTEM AND SHALL NOT BE 26 EXERCISED IN DEROGATION OF THE VALUES AND PURPOSES FOR WHICH THESE VARI- 27 OUS AREAS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. 28 S 4.03 LAND CLASSIFICATION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES 29 AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING A LAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR THE PRES- 30 ERVATION AND USE OF ALL AREAS OR UNITS WITHIN THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. 31 CLASSIFICATIONS SHALL BE IDENTIFIED IN ORDER TO FOSTER THE GOAL OF 32 PROTECTION OF PARK RESOURCES, APPROPRIATELY BALANCED WITH THE USE AND 33 APPRECIATION OF THOSE RESOURCES BY VISITORS. ONE CLASSIFICATION SHALL 34 BE FOR MAXIMUM RESOURCE PROTECTION WHERE RESTRICTED USE MAY BE NECESSARY 35 TO PROTECT SENSITIVE ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURAL AREAS OR RESOURCES 36 OF SPECIAL VALUE FOR RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC OR RELATED PURPOSES. EACH 37 CLASSIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATE PROTECTION STAN- 38 DARDS. 39 S 4.05 ADDITIONS TO THE SYSTEM. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INVESTIGATE, 40 STUDY AND CONTINUALLY MONITOR THE STATUS AND WELFARE OF AREAS WHOSE 41 RESOURCES EXHIBIT QUALITIES OF STATEWIDE SIGNIFICANCE AND WHICH HAVE 42 POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS 43 RESPONSIBILITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER THREATS TO RESOURCE 44 VALUES, COST ESCALATION FACTORS AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE NATURAL AND 45 HISTORIC THEMES OF THE STATE. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE 46 COMMISSIONER SHALL REPORT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPO- 47 RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE A LIST OF AREAS THAT ARE UNDER CONSIDER- 48 ATION FOR POTENTIAL INCLUSION IN THE STATE PARK SYSTEM. 49 S 4. Section 13.03 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation 50 law is amended to read as follows: 51 S 13.03 Listing of state parks, STATE PARKWAYS, parkways, recreation 52 facilities [and], historic sites AND ARTIFACTS. 1. The commissioner 53 shall, by regulation, maintain a current listing and description of all 54 state parks, STATE PARKWAYS, parkways, recreation facilities [and], 55 historic sites AND ARTIFACTS under the custody and control of the A. 3695--A 3

1 office, other state agency, authority or other instrumentality of the 2 state, which are now in existence or hereafter shall be acquired. 3 2. As used in this article, "state agency" shall mean the Palisades 4 interstate park commission or the department of environmental conserva- 5 tion. 6 3. THE COMMISSIONER'S LISTING OF STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES SHALL 7 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: 8 (A) NIAGARA FRONTIER STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION 9 COMMISSION

10 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 11 ERIE 12 ERIE 13 BIG SIX MILE CREEK MARINA ERIE 14 BUCKHORN STATE PARK ERIE 15 DEVEAUX WOODS STATE PARK NIAGARA 16 DEVIL'S HOLE STATE PARK NIAGARA 17 EARL W. BRYDGES ARTPARK STATE PARK NIAGARA 18 ERIE 19 STATE PARK NIAGARA 20 FOUR MILE CREEK STATE PARK NIAGARA 21 STATE PARK NIAGARA 22 NIAGARA 23 NIAGARA 24 NIAGARA RESERVATION STATE PARK NIAGARA 25 STATE PARK NIAGARA 26 STATE PARK NIAGARA 27 STRAWBERRY ISLAND STATE PARK NIAGARA 28 WHIRPOOL STATE PARK NIAGARA 29 WISLON-TUSCARORA STATE PARK NIAGARA 30 WOODLAWN BEACH STATE PARK ERIE

31 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 32 OLD FORT NIAGARA STATE HISTORIC SITE NIAGARA 33 DARWIN MARTIN HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE ERIE

34 (B) , RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMIS- 35 SION

36 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 37 ALLEGANY STATE PARK CATTARAUGUS 38 ALLEGANY STATE PARK - QUAKER AREA CATTARAUGUS 39 ALLEGANY STATE PARK - RED HOUSE AREA CATTARAUGUS 40 CHAUTAUQUA 41 LONG POINT ON LAKE CHAUTAUQUA CHAUTAUQUA 42 CHAUTAUQUA

43 (II) HISTORIC SITE 44 NONE

45 (C) GENESEE STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

46 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 47 STATE PARK MONROE 48 LIVINGSTON 49 GENESEE A. 3695--A 4

1 MONROE 2 IRONDEQUOIT BAY STATE MARINE PARK MONROE 3 LAKESIDE BEACH STATE PARK ORLEANS 4 LIVINGSTON AND WYOMING 5 OAK ORCHARD STATE MARINE PARK ORLEANS 6 SILVER LAKE STATE PARK WYOMING

7 (II) HISTORIC SITE 8 NONE

9 (D) STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION 10 COMMISSION

11 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 12 ALLAN H. TREMAN STATE MARINE PARK TOMPKINS 13 BEECHWOOD STATE PARK WAYNE 14 BONAVISTA STATE PARK SENECA 15 BUTTERMILK FALLS STATE PARK TOMPKINS 16 CANANDAIGUA LAKE STATE MARINE PARK ONTARIO 17 CATHERINE VALLEY CHEMUNG 18 STATE PARK SENECA 19 CHIMNEY BLUFFS STATE PARK WAYNE 20 DEANS COVE BOAT LAUNCH SENECA 21 FAIR HAVEN BEACH STATE PARK CAYUGA 22 CAYUGA 23 HARRIET HOLLISTER SPENCER 24 STATE RECREATION AREA ONTARIO 25 HONEOYE LAKE BOAT LAUNCH STATE PARK ONTARIO 26 YATES 27 LODI POINT STATE PARK SENECA 28 LONG POINT STATE PARK CAYUGA 29 NEWTOWN BATTLEFIELD RESERVATION STATE PARK CHEMUNG 30 PINNACLE STATE PARK STEUBEN 31 ROBERT H. TREMAN STATE PARK TOMPKINS 32 SENECA 33 ONTARIO AND SENECA 34 STEUBEN 35 TAUGHANNOCK FALLS STATE PARK TOMPKINS 36 TWO RIVERS STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA TIOGA 37 MARK TWAIN STATE PARK CHEMUNG 38 SCHUYLER

39 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 40 GANONDAGAN STATE HISTORIC SITE ONTARIO 41 & MANSION 42 STATE HISTORIC SITE ONTARIO

43 (E) CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION 44 COMMISSION

45 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 46 OSWEGO 47 BETTY AND WILBUR DAVIS STATE PARK OTSEGO 48 CHENANGO 49 CHENANGO VALLEY STATE PARK BROOME 50 CHITTENANGO FALLS STATE PARK MADISON A. 3695--A 5

1 CLARK RESERVATION STATE PARK ONONDAGA 2 ONEIDA 3 OTSEGO 4 OTSEGO 5 ONONDAGA 6 HELEN L. MCNITT STATE PARK MADISON 7 HUNTS POND STATE PARK CHENANGO 8 OSWEGO 9 OLD STATE HISTORIC PARK ONONDAGA, MADISON, 10 AND ONEIDA 11 BROOME AND DELAWARE 12 ONEIDA 13 ROBERT V. RIDDELL STATE PARK OTSEGO 14 SANDY ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK OSWEGO 15 SELKIRK SHORES STATE PARK OSWEGO 16 STATE PARK AT THE FAIR ONONDAGA 17 ONEIDA

18 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 19 STATE HISTORIC SITE OSWEGO 20 HERKIMER HOME STATE HISTORIC SITE HERKIMER 21 STATE HISTORIC SITE OTSEGO 22 JOHN BURROUGHS MEMORIAL STATE HISTORIC SITE DELAWARE 23 LORENZO STATE HISTORIC SITE MADISON 24 OLD ERIE CANAL STATE HISTORIC SITE ONEIDA 25 ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD STATE HISTORIC SITE ONEIDA 26 STEUBEN MEMORIAL STATE HISTORIC SITE ONEIDA

27 (F) , RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMIS- 28 SION

29 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 30 CLARENCE FAHNESTOCK MEMORIAL STATE PARK PUTNAM 31 CLERMONT STATE PARK COLUMBIA AND DUTCHESS 32 DONALD J. TRUMP STATE PARK WESTCHESTER 33 FAHNESTOCK WINTER PARK PUTNAM 34 STATE PARK PUTNAM AND DUTCHESS 35 DUTCHESS 36 LAKE TAGHKANIC STATE PARK COLUMBIA 37 MARGARET LEWIS NORRIE STATE PARK DUTCHESS 38 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT STATE PARK WESTCHESTER 39 OGDEN MILLS AND RUTH LIVINGSTON 40 MILLS STATE PARK DUTCHESS 41 OLD CROTON TRAILWAY STATE PARK WESTCHESTER 42 ROCKEFELLER STATE PARK WESTCHESTER 43 TACONIC STATE PARK COLUMBIA AND DUTCHESS 44 STATE HISTORIC PARK DUTCHESS

45 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 46 CLERMONT STATE HISTORIC SITE COLUMBIA 47 CLINTON HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE DUTCHESS 48 JOHN JAY HOMESTEAD STATE HISTORIC SITE WESTCHESTER 49 MILLS MANSION STATE HISTORIC SITE DUTCHESS 50 OLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE COLUMBIA 51 OLD STATE HISTORIC PARK WESTCHESTER A. 3695--A 6

1 PHILLIPSE MANOR HALL STATE HISTORIC SITE WESTCHESTER 2 STAATSBURGH STATE HISTORIC SITE DUTCHESS

3 (G) PALISADES INTERSTATE PARK COMMISSION

4 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 5 ORANGE AND ROCKLAND 6 ROCKLAND 7 ULSTER 8 GOOSEPOND MOUNTAIN STATE PARK ORANGE 9 HARRIMAN STATE PARK ORANGE AND ROCKLAND 10 HAVERSTRAW BEACH STATE PARK ROCKLAND 11 HIGHLAND LAKES STATE PARK ORANGE 12 ROCKLAND 13 ROCKLAND 14 SULLIVAN 15 MINNEWASKA STATE PARK PRESERVE ULSTER 16 ROCKLAND 17 PALISADES STATE PARK ROCKLAND 18 ROCKLAND 19 STERLING FOREST STATE PARK ORANGE 20 ORANGE 21 TALLMAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK ROCKLAND

22 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 23 FORT MONTGOMERY STATE HISTORIC SITE ORANGE 24 KNOX HEADQUARTERS STATE HISTORIC SITE ORANGE 25 NEW WINDSOR CANTONMENT STATE HISTORIC SITE ORANGE 26 SENATE HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE ULSTER 27 STATE HISTORIC SITE ROCKLAND 28 WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS STATE HISTORIC SITE ORANGE

29 (H) STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION 30 COMMISSION

31 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 32 BAYARD CUTTING ARBORETUM STATE PARK SUFFOLK 33 SUFFOLK 34 NASSAU AND SUFFOLK 35 SUFFOLK 36 CALEB SMITH STATE PARK SUFFOLK 37 SUFFOLK 38 SUFFOLK 39 CAUMSETT STATE PARK SUFFOLK 40 COLD SPRING HARBOR STATE PARK SUFFOLK 41 CONNETQUOT RIVER STATE PARK SUFFOLK 42 SUFFOLK 43 SUFFOLK 44 HEMPSTEAD LAKE STATE PARK NASSAU 45 SUFFOLK 46 JAMESPORT STATE PARK SUFFOLK 47 NASSAU 48 SUFFOLK 49 SUFFOLK 50 SUFFOLK 51 NISSEQUOGUE STATE PARK SUFFOLK A. 3695--A 7

1 SUFFOLK 2 STATE PARK SUFFOLK 3 SUFFOLK 4 ALFRED E. SMITH/ SUFFOLK 5 NASSAU 6 SUFFOLK

7 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 8 CAUMSETT STATE HISTORIC PARK SUFFOLK 9 PLANTING FIELDS ARBORETUM STATE HISTORIC PARK NASSAU 10 WALT WHITMAN BIRTHPLACE STATE HISTORIC SITE SUFFOLK

11 (I) THOUSAND ISLANDS STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION 12 COMMISSION

13 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 14 BURNHAM POINT STATE PARK JEFFERSON 15 CANOE-PICNIC POINT STATE PARK JEFFERSON 16 CEDAR ISLAND STATE PARK ST. LAWRENCE 17 JEFFERSON 18 ST. LAWRENCE 19 STATE PARK ST. LAWRENCE 20 CUMBERLAND BAY STATE PARK CLINTON 21 DEWOLF POINT STATE PARK JEFFERSON 22 ST. LAWRENCE 23 STATE PARK ST. LAWRENCE 24 JEFFERSON 25 ST. LAWRENCE 26 JACQUES CARTIER STATE PARK ST. LAWRENCE 27 JEFFERSON 28 JEFFERSON 29 LONG POINT STATE PARK JEFFERSON 30 MACOMB RESERVATION STATE PARK CLINTON 31 MARY ISLAND STATE PARK JEFFERSON 32 POINT AU ROCHE STATE PARK CLINTON 33 ROBERT G. WEHLE STATE PARK JEFFERSON 34 ST. LAWRENCE 35 ROCK ISLAND STATE PARK JEFFERSON 36 ST. LAWRENCE STATE PARK ST. LAWRENCE 37 SOUTHWICK BEACH STATE PARK JEFFERSON 38 WATERSON POINT STATE PARK JEFFERSON 39 WELLESLEY ISLAND STATE PARK JEFFERSON 40 WESTCOTT BEACH STATE PARK JEFFERSON 41 WHETSTONE GULF STATE PARK LEWIS

42 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 43 JOHN BROWN FARM STATE HISTORIC SITE ESSEX 44 SACKETS HARBOR BATTLEFIELD STATE 45 HISTORIC SITE JEFFERSON

46 (J) SARATOGA-CAPITAL DISTRICT STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC 47 PRESERVATION COMMISSION

48 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 49 SCHODACK ISLAND STATE PARK COLUMBIA, GREENE AND A. 3695--A 8

1 RENSSELAER 2 RENSSELAER 3 RENSSELAER 4 ISLANDS STATE PARK COLUMBIA 5 JOHN BOYD THACHER STATE PARK ALBANY 6 LAKE LAUDERDALE STATE PARK WASHINGTON 7 MAX V. SHAUL STATE PARK SCHOHARIE 8 SCHOHARIE 9 SARATOGA 10 PEEBLES ISLAND STATE PARK SARATOGA 11 STATE BOAT LAUNCH SARATOGA 12 SARATOGA 13 THOMPSON'S LAKE STATE PARK ALBANY

14 (II) HISTORIC SITE COUNTY 15 BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD STATE HISTORIC SITE RENSSELAER 16 CROWN POINT STATE HISTORIC SITE ESSEX 17 CRAILO STATE HISTORIC SITE RENSSELAER 18 GRANT COTTAGE STATE HISTORIC SITE SARATOGA 19 STATE HISTORIC SITE MONTGOMERY 20 JOHNSON HALL STATE HISTORIC SITE FULTON 21 REXFORD AQUEDUCT STATE HISTORIC SITE SCHENECTADY 22 SCHOHARIE CROSSING STATE HISTORIC SITE MONTGOMERY 23 STATE HISTORIC SITE ALBANY

24 (K) STATE PARK, RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE 25 CITY OF NEW YORK

26 (I) STATE PARK COUNTY 27 BAYSWATER POINT STATE PARK KINGS 28 CLAY PIT PONDS STATE PARK RICHMOND 29 STATE PARK NEW YORK 30 EMPIRE-FULTON FERRY STATE PARK KINGS 31 32 NEW YORK 33 ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK BRONX

34 (II) HISTORIC SITE 35 NONE 36 S 5. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 37 have become a law.