Relates to the Michigan Street African-American Heritage Corridor Commission draft management plan submission dates.

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S5342-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2011: SUBSTITUTED BY A7570
• Jun 13, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 7, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 6, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.1010
• May 10, 2011: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

S5342-2011 Meetings

Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation: Jun 6, 2011

S5342-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2011

S5342-2011 Votes

S5342-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5342

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to draft management plan submission dates

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill will change the date by
which the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor
Commission must submit for approval to the commissioner a draft
management plan.
The plan must be submitted by December 31, 2011.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends section one subdivision
2 of section 41.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preservation
law, as added by chapter 595 of the laws of 2007. The draft
management plan shall be submitted to the commissioner for approval
by December 31, 2011.

JUSTIFICATION:
The Michigan Street Corridor Commission was designated
as part New York's systems of heritage areas in 2007. The Commission
encompasses the geographical corridor of the east side of downtown
Buffalo, in Erie County. It encompasses the J. Edward Nash House, the
Michigan Street Baptist Church, and the Colored Musicians Club,
associated with and revealing of a historic role as the center of
African American history, culture, and reform activities. The
importance of the Commission's mission to develop the heritage
corridor to function as a destination for both academic research and
tourism is imperative. To further the Commissions purpose it must
have a dedicated funding source.

This legislation would give the African American Heritage Corridor
commission additional time to submit their plan to the commissioner
for approval.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, with provisions.

S5342-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    5342

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                May 10, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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 draft management plan submission dates

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


    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 41.09 of the parks, recreation and
  historic preservation law, as added by chapter 595 of the laws of  2007,
  is amended to read as follows:

    2.  The  draft  management plan shall be submitted to the commissioner
  for approval [within four years of the effective date of  this  article]
  BY  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN. Prior to submitting the
  plan to the commissioner, the legislative  representative  body  of  the
  city  of Buffalo must approve the plan. The legislative body of the city
  of Buffalo, at its discretion and in  the  interest  of  expediting  the
  local  approval  process,  shall  hold  two  public meetings at any time
  during the local approval process.  The  commissioner  may  approve  the
  plan,  may  return  the  plan to the commission with recommendations for
  approval, or may reject the plan. A copy of the approved plan  shall  be
  provided  to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
  speaker of the assembly.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
  the  amendments  to  subdivision 2 of section 41.09 of the parks, recre-
  ation and historic preservation law made by  section  one  of  this  act
  shall not affect the repeal of such article and shall be deemed repealed
  therewith.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10824-01-1