Bill Text: NY A09674 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the secretary of state to prepare recommendations for implementation of the Mohawk Valley heritage corridor implementation plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-23 - referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development [A09674 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A09674-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9674
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 23, 2012
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       Introduced  by M. of A. McENENY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
       AN ACT authorizing the secretary of state to prepare recommendations for
         implementation of the management plan for the Mohawk  Valley  heritage
         corridor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  the  secretary
    2  of  state (hereinafter referred to as the "secretary") is hereby author-
    3  ized to prepare recommendations for the implementation of the county and
    4  state approved management plan for the Mohawk Valley  heritage  corridor
    5  area  identified  in  paragraph (o) of subdivision 1 of section 35.03 of
    6  the parks, recreation and historic preservation  law.  Such  recommenda-
    7  tions  shall  provide for continuing and advancing the management plan's
    8  four goals of conservation, education, recreation and sustainable devel-
    9  opment and participation of corridor municipalities, businesses,  organ-
   10  izations  including,  but  not  limited  to, state and national heritage
   11  areas located in whole or in part  within  the  corridor  and  residents
   12  following  the  scheduled  repeal of article 37 of the parks, recreation
   13  and historic preservation law, which created the Mohawk Valley  heritage
   14  corridor commission, on April 1, 2013.
   15    S  2.  In  the process of preparation of recommendations the secretary
   16  shall consult with the commissioner of the office of  parks,  recreation
   17  and  historic preservation, the commissioner of agriculture, the commis-
   18  sioner  of  economic  development,  the  commissioner  of  environmental
   19  conservation,  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  Capital District
   20  regional planning commission, the chairman of the New York state thruway
   21  authority and canal corporation, the respective chairs  of  the  Capital
   22  region  economic  development  council  and  the  Mohawk Valley regional
   23  economic development council and the  chief  executive  officer  of  the
   24  Oneida-Herkimer  counties  comprehensive  planning program. In addition,
   25  the chief elected official from each of the counties of Albany, Schenec-
   26  tady, Montgomery, Schoharie, Herkimer, Fulton, Saratoga and Oneida shall
   27  identify a representative from their respective  county  to  advise  the
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14791-01-2
       A. 9674                             2
    1  secretary  on  the interests and priorities of the counties with respect
    2  to the management plan. The secretary shall also seek advice  from  each
    3  city, town and village in such counties from representatives of a Native
    4  American  Indian  nation with federal and/or state legal recognition who
    5  resides in the Mohawk Valley and  from  state  legislative  and  federal
    6  congressional representatives whose districts are located in whole or in
    7  part within the Mohawk Valley heritage corridor.
    8    S 3. Within 3 months of the enactment of this act, the secretary shall
    9  convene at least two public meetings in different portions of the Mohawk
   10  Valley  heritage corridor to evaluate the implementation of the corridor
   11  management plan and seek recommendations  for  updating  the  management
   12  plan  and providing for a collaborative approach for its implementation.
   13  Before February 1, 2013, the secretary shall make available draft recom-
   14  mendations for implementation of the management plan and  shall  convene
   15  at  least  two  public  meetings before March 1, 2013 to get comments on
   16  such draft recommendations. On or before April 1,  2013,  the  secretary
   17  shall  submit  recommendations for implementation including any comments
   18  thereon received from the chief elected officials of each of the  corri-
   19  dor counties to such chief elected officials and to the Assembly and the
   20  Senate of the state of New York.
   21    S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.