Requires the state office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to evaluate, recommend and dedicate parcels of land in Onondaga county as parkland; directs such office conduct an evaluation of vacant tracks of land for the purposes of increasing green spaces and developing trails to connect neighborhoods and towns.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3002
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, KOLB, TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. CROUCH, SALADINO -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Tourism, Arts and Sports Development
AN ACT to require the state office of parks, recreation and historic
preservation to evaluate, recommend and dedicate parcels of land
located in Onondaga county as parkland
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state office of parks, recreation and historic preser-
2 vation is directed to conduct an evaluation of vacant tracts of land in
3 the county of Onondaga for purposes of increasing green spaces and
4 developing trails to connect neighborhoods and towns within the county
5 of Onondaga by ascertaining the vacant tracts' suitability as parkland
6 or trails. Upon completing this evaluation, the state office of parks,
7 recreation and historic preservation shall recommend whether any vacant
8 tracts of land shall be dedicated as either a state or municipal park or
9 whether these tracts of land shall be established as part of either a
10 state-wide or local trails system. For purposes of this section,
11 "trails" shall include footpaths, bike ways, snowmobile trails, horse
12 trails, cross country ski trails, roads and other rights-of-way suitable
13 for hiking, strolling, cycling, horseback riding, skiing and other means
14 of motorized and non-motorized travel for recreational purposes and
15 shall include combinations and systems of trails, including connecting
16 and side trails, and trails leading to scenic and recreational areas.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03086-01-9
