N.Y. GMU Law § 277

§ 277. Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline, roadway or lake programs.\n1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is hereby\nauthorized and empowered to authorize and direct such of its officers or\nagencies as it shall designate to enter into adopt-a-municipal park,\nshoreline, roadway or lake program agreements with volunteers or groups\nin an effort to reduce and remove litter from its municipal parks,\nshorelines, roadways, lakes and other public lands. Such agreements\nshall include but not be limited to:\n a. providing and coordinating services by volunteers or groups to\nreduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag\npick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close\nproximity to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective\nsafety gear; and\n b. providing and installing signs identifying those volunteers or\ngroups adopting its particular municipal parks, shorelines, roadways,\nlakes or other sections of public land.\n 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the county,\ncity, town or village and its employees shall not be liable for damages\nsuffered by any persons resulting from the actions or activities of such\nvolunteers or groups.\n