Senate Bill S256

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S256 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3.27, Pks & Rec L; add §97-wwww, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4429
2015-2016: S1008
2017-2018: S3207
2019-2020: S1448
2021-2022: S1359

2023-S256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program and the New York state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund.

2023-S256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    256
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO -- 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  establishing  the  New  York  state  park  adopt-a-trail
   stewardship program; and to amend the state finance law,  in  relation
   to establishing the state park adopt-a-trail stewardship program fund
 
   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 3.27 to read as follows:
   § 3.27 STATE PARK ADOPT-A-TRAIL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 1. A. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  MAY ENTER INTO STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENTS WITH ANY PERSON OR PERSONS
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PRESERVING, MAINTAINING, OR  ENHANCING  A  TRAIL  OR
 TRAILS  IN  STATE-OWNED  PARKS OR ANY PORTION THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE POLICIES OF THIS CHAPTER.
   B. IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, THE COMMISSIONER MAY ESTABLISH  PERMANENT
 OR TEMPORARY AGREEMENTS WITH PARKS' FRIENDS GROUPS OR OTHER LOCAL COMMU-
 NITY NON-PROFIT GROUPS, SUCH AS PARKS' FRIENDS GROUPS, TO ADMINISTER THE
 PROGRAM.  IF  MORE  THAN  ONE  GROUP  IS INTERESTED IN ADMINISTERING THE
 PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AN OPEN AND COMPETITIVE  PROCESS
 TO SELECT THE BEST GROUP TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS  SECTION, "PARKS' FRIENDS GROUPS" ARE GENERALLY DEFINED AS NON-PRO-
 FIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS  501(C)(3)  ORGANIZATIONS
 UNDER  FEDERAL LAW ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT A SPECIFIC PARK AREA
 OR GROUP OF PARKS.
   2. THE STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT SHALL PROVIDE  THAT  THE  TRAIL  AREA  BE
 PRESERVED  AND  MAINTAINED IN ITS NATURAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL STATE
 OR MANAGED TO ENHANCE OR RESTORE THE NATURAL, CULTURAL,  HISTORICAL  AND
 HERITAGE  VALUES  IT  PROVIDES,  CONSISTENT  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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