Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to cooperate with municipalities in establishing adopt-a-park programs; municipalities may enter into agreements with volunteer groups for provision of services.

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A3409B-2011 Actions

• Aug 17, 2012: tabled
• Aug 17, 2012: vetoed memo.139
• Aug 6, 2012: delivered to governor
• Jun 14, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.1017
• Jun 14, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S2686B
• May 30, 2012: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION
• May 30, 2012: delivered to senate
• May 30, 2012: passed assembly
• May 24, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.624
• May 22, 2012: reported
• May 2, 2012: print number 3409b
• May 2, 2012: amend and recommit to codes
• May 1, 2012: reported referred to codes
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Jun 1, 2011: substituted by s2686a
• May 26, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.456
• May 24, 2011: reported
• May 13, 2011: print number 3409a
• May 13, 2011: amend and recommit to codes
• May 11, 2011: reported referred to codes
• Feb 17, 2011: reference changed to tourism, parks, arts and sports development
• Jan 25, 2011: referred to transportation

A3409B-2011 Votes

A3409B-2011 Text

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

                                   3409--B

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 25, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, CANESTRARI, ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER --
    Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, CLARK, GALEF,  MAGEE,  McENENY,
    MILLMAN,  MURRAY,  RABBITT, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the
    Committee on Transportation -- reference changed to the  Committee  on
    Tourism,  Parks,  Arts and Sports Development -- reported and referred
    to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
    ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
    reported  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --   committee
    discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
    to said committee

  AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
    the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing an  adopt-a-park
    program

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


    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3.09 of the parks, recreation  and
  historic preservation law is amended to read as follows:

    4.  Cooperate in the planning, organization, development and operation
  of municipal and private park, recreational  and  historic  preservation
  projects  and programs.   THE COMMISSIONER MAY PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSIST-
  ANCE TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE PLANNING, ORGANIZATION,  DEVELOPMENT  AND
  OPERATION  OF  ADOPT-A-PARK  PROGRAMS UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO
  HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
  LIMITED  TO,  THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN INFORMATIONAL GUIDE
  FOR PARTICIPANTS IN SUCH PROGRAMS.
    S 2. Section 277 of the general municipal law, as added by chapter 626
  of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:

    S 277. Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline or roadway programs.  1.  The
  governing body of any county, city, town or village is hereby authorized
  and  empowered  to authorize and direct such of its officers or agencies
  as it shall designate to enter into adopt-a-park, shoreline  or  roadway

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06183-04-2

 A. 3409--B                          2

  program  agreements with volunteers or groups in an effort to reduce and
  remove litter from parks, shorelines, roadways and other  public  lands.
  Such agreements shall include but not be limited to:

    a.  providing  and  coordinating  services  by volunteers or groups to
  reduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag
  pick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close proxim-
  ity to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective  safety
  gear; and
    b.  providing  and  installing  signs  identifying those volunteers or
  groups adopting particular parks, shorelines, roadways or other sections
  of public land.
    2. WITH RESPECT TO ADOPT-A-PARK PROGRAMS, A PROGRAM AGREEMENT MAY ALSO
  BE ENTERED INTO FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES BY VOLUNTEERS OR GROUPS TO
  PRESERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE MUNICIPALLY-OWNED  PARKS.  SUCH  PROGRAMS
  MAY  INCLUDE,  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, REMEDIATING VANDALISM, PRESERVING
  WETLANDS, CLEANING AND MAINTAINING PARK PROPERTY, ESTABLISHING AND MAIN-
  TAINING ACCESS TO NATURE TRAILS, ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING DOG  RUNS,
  PLANTING  AND  MAINTAINING FLOWER BEDS OR OTHER VEGETATION, OR OTHERWISE
  IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF SUCH PARKS.
    3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent  provision  of  law,  the  county,
  city,  town or village and its employees shall not be liable for damages
  suffered by any persons resulting from the  REASONABLE  AND  GOOD  FAITH
  actions AND/or activities of such volunteers or groups.
    4.  NO  ADOPT-A-PARK  PROGRAM  SHALL RESULT IN THE DISPLACEMENT OF ANY
  CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WORKER OR THE LOSS OF POSITION, INCLUDING THE PARTIAL
  DISPLACEMENT SUCH AS REDUCTION IN THE HOURS OF NON-OVERTIME,  WAGES,  OR
  EMPLOYMENT  BENEFITS, OR RESULT IN THE IMPAIRMENT OF EXISTING COLLECTIVE
  BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.
    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
  it shall have become a law.