N.Y. PAR Law § 11.09

§ 11.09 Powers, functions and duties. The board shall:\n 1. Advise the commissioner and the council on policy matters affecting\nhistoric preservation and the historic sites system and on priorities\namong historic preservation opportunities.\n 2. Provide expert consultation to the commissioner on historic site\nmanagement, development and interpretation.\n 3. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on the\nnomination of properties of national, state or local significance for\ninclusion in the national register or state register.\n 4. Review and advise the commissioner on the statewide comprehensive\nsurvey and plan for historic preservation.\n 4-a. Review and make recommendations to the commissioner on grant\napplications and use of federal and state grants-in-aid in the state.\n 4-b. Consult with the commissioner and review and comment in writing\nupon projects that they select, reviewed pursuant to section one hundred\nsix of the national historic preservation act of 1966 and section 14.09\nof this chapter, upon environmental impact assessments or statements or\nas otherwise provided by law on actions where it appears that any aspect\nof the action may or will cause any change, beneficial or adverse, in\nthe quality of the historic, architectural, archeological or cultural\ncharacter that qualifies an historic or cultural place for listing on\nthe state register.\n 5. Adopt such by-laws as may be required for the organization of the\nboard and the conduct of its affairs.\n 6. Perform such other functions relating to historic preservation and\nhistoric sites as may be requested by the commissioner.\n 9-a. To effectuate the purposes of this section, the board may request\nfrom any department, board, bureau, commission or other agency of the\nstate, and the same are authorized and directed to provide, such\ncooperation and assistance, services and data as will enable the board\nproperly to carry out its powers and duties thereunder.\n