§ 39.01 Legislative findings and intent. The Niagara River corridor is of unique ecological, cultural and economic importance to western New York connecting Lake Erie and Lake Ontario communities and ecologies. This corridor has played an important role in the history of the Niagara Frontier and it can and should continue to define the western […]
§ 39.03 Definitions. Whenever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the terms listed below shall have the following meanings: 1. “Niagara river greenway” or “greenway” shall mean a linear system of state and local parks and conservation areas linked by a network of multi use trails within the […]
§ 39.05 Niagara river greenway commission. 1. The Niagara river greenway commission is hereby established to be a body corporate and politic constituting a public benefit corporation. The commission shall consist of up to fourteen voting members. The governor shall appoint eight voting members as follows: four voting members shall be appointed by the governor […]
§ 39.07 Commission purpose. The purpose of the commission is to undertake all necessary actions to facilitate the creation of a Niagara river greenway. The commission shall develop a plan and generic environmental impact statement for the creation of the greenway designed to enhance waterfront access, complement economic revitalization of the communities along the river, […]
§ 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. 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. 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. 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.
§ 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. 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.
