N.Y. PAR Law § 3.15

§ 3.15 Statewide park and recreation plan. 1. The office shall\nformulate, maintain and from time to time revise a statewide park and\nrecreation plan.\n 2. The office shall submit such plan and periodic revisions of such\nplan to the department of state and the governor. The department of\nstate shall review such plan and such revisions and shall submit a\nreport thereon, together with such recommendations as it may deem\nappropriate, to the governor. Such plan and revisions shall become\neffective upon approval by the governor and shall serve thereafter as a\nguide for the development, protection and management of parks and\nrecreation facilities.\n 2-a. Such plan and revision shall include the results of a survey of\nlocal park and recreation programs throughout the state that identify\nlocal park or recreation services which are unique, innovative or\nbudget-effective and which may be readily adaptive to other localities.\nThe findings from each such survey shall be maintained by the office\nuntil such subsequent revision and shall be readily available to local\ngovernments and their parks and recreation agencies.\n 2-b. Such plan shall describe the existing natural, ecological,\nhistoric, cultural and recreational resources within the state park,\nrecreation and historic site system. It shall also identify any threats\nto the quality of these resources and the types of actions that will be\ntaken to eliminate or substantially reduce such threats.\n 3. In formulating such plan and any such revisions, the office may:\n (a) Conduct one or more public hearings;\n (b) Consult with and cooperate with (i) officials of departments and\nagencies of the state having duties and responsibilities concerning\nparks and recreation; (ii) officials and representatives of the federal\ngovernment, of neighboring states and of interstate agencies having\nduties and responsibilities relating to parks and recreation in this\nstate; (iii) officials and representatives of local government in the\nstate; (iv) officials and representatives of science, industry,\neducation (v) persons, organizations and groups, public, or private,\nutilizing, served by, interested in or concerned with parks and\nrecreation of the state; and\n (c) Request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau,\ncommission or other agency of the state or any political subdivision\nthereof or any public authority such assistance and data as may be\nnecessary to enable the office to carry out its responsibilities under\nthis section.\n