39.17 – State Purpose.
§ 39.17 State purpose. The development of a Niagara greenway plan is considered a state purpose. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any state agency or public corporation within amounts appropriated or available therefore may offer assistance to the commission in support of its corporate purpose through the lending of staff or other resources to […]
39.19 – State Actions.
§ 39.19 State actions. Each state agency shall review its actions within the greenway in relation to the consistency of such actions with the approved Niagara river greenway plan.
39.09 – Powers and Duties of the Commission.
§ 39.09 Powers and duties of the commission. The commission shall have the following powers: 1. To sue and be sued; 2. To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; 3. To acquire, hold and dispose of personal property for its corporate purposes; 4. To make by-laws for the management and regulation […]
39.11 – Designation.
§ 39.11 Designation. The Niagara river greenway is hereby designated to include those lands of state agencies, public corporations, and municipalities adjacent to the Niagara river as identified in the approved plan of the commission.
39.13 – Cooperation With Municipalities, State Agencies and Public Corporations.
§ 39.13 Cooperation with municipalities, state agencies and public corporations. 1. The commission is a cooperative regional organization established to implement a greenway based upon the mutual assent and participation of each municipality, state agency and public corporation holding lands under its jurisdiction adjacent to the Niagara river. The activities of the commission shall be […]
39.15 – Appropriations by Municipalities.
§ 39.15 Appropriations by municipalities. To effectuate the purposes of this article, the local legislative bodies of any municipality may appropriate and transfer to the commission moneys to be expended by the commission to carry out its functions pursuant to this article.
35.05 – Management Plan.
§ 35.05 Management plan. 1. For each area designated in subdivision one of section 35.03 of this article the commissioner shall request preparation by the appropriate local governmental or heritage area planning entity of a comprehensive management plan as hereinafter provided. The commissioner shall fully cooperate and be consulted in preparation of such plan and […]
35.07 – State Agencies; Coordination and Cooperation.
§ 35.07 State agencies; coordination and cooperation. 1. The commissioner, in carrying out his functions and responsibilities under this title, shall consult with, cooperate with, and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate his activities with other interested state agencies. 2. The following officers of state agencies with program responsibilities that affect aspects of the interpretation, […]
35.09 – Acquisition of Property.
§ 35.09 Acquisition of property. The acquisition of interests and rights in real property for heritage area purposes of preservation, education, recreation or economic development within any state designated heritage area shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced.
35.11 – Grants and Technical Assistance.
§ 35.11 Grants and technical assistance. 1. Within the amounts appropriated and available therefor, the commissioner may award a grant or grants to local governments or other appropriate entities for planning, design, acquisition, development and programming of heritage areas. The sharing limitations under this section shall not apply to any other state grant program or […]