N.Y. GMU Law § 119-CC

§ 119-cc. Local historic preservation report. 1. In order to\nfacilitate the coordination between state and local preservation\npolicies and activities and to provide necessary information for the\neffective financial and technical assistance to local government and for\na state clearinghouse of public preservation programs, the chief\nexecutive officer of every county, city, town and village or designee of\nsuch officer may within twenty-four months after the effective date of\nthis section, prepare or cause to be prepared a local historic\npreservation report. This report may include, but need not be limited\nto:\n (a) A statement of the present status of historic preservation\nactivities and land use or other regulations relating thereto as they\nare being administered within the reporting jurisdiction by the local\ngoverning body and its appointed agents including a landmarks\ncommission, planning board, environmental management council or other\nagency;\n (b) Proposals, if any, for the preservation and use of registered\nproperty and other historic and cultural properties within the reporting\njurisdiction;\n (c) An identification and analysis of any problems or issues relating\nto the effectiveness of local development or administration of historic\npreservation plans and programs, including problems of funding and\npersonnel requirements, procedural problems, enforcement problems, or\nany other issue. After a public hearing has been held on a draft report\nsuch report in final form shall be submitted to the commissioner of\nparks and recreation and a copy shall be available for public inspection\nin the municipal office of the reporting jurisdiction. It may be\nreviewed and updated as necessary.\n 2. The commissioner of the office of parks and recreation shall\nprepare and distribute a format which may be used or completed by\nreporting jurisdictions to satisfy the provisions of this section. The\npurposes of such report are informational and compliance by a reporting\njurisdiction shall not be used by the commissioner or any other state\nofficial as a condition for the performance of any state service,\nassistance or other action.\n