§ 54-0907 — Contracts

New York § 54-0907

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law ENV: Environmental Conservation
• Title 9: Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation Projects
• Art. 54: Environmental Protection Act

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§ 54-0907. Contracts.\n 1. The commissioner shall impose such contractual requirements and\nconditions upon any municipality and any not-for-profit corporation\nwhich receive state assistance payments pursuant to this title as may be\nnecessary and appropriate to ensure that a public benefit shall accrue\nfrom the use of public funds by such municipality or not-for-profit\ncorporation. Such conditions shall include limitations on the right of\nthe municipality or not-for-profit corporation to demolish or convey\nsuch property, provisions for public access or use where appropriate,\nthe granting of facade easements to the state, a requirement that all\nplans for restoration, rehabilitation, improvement, demolition or other\nphysical change must be subject to the commissioner's approval, and such\nother conditions which shall assure the preservation and protection of\nthe project.\n 2. Any not-for-profit corporation which receives state assistance\npayments pursuant to this title for the acquisition of land for outdoor\nrecreation or conservation purposes shall execute a contract with the\ncommissioner which shall include the following:\n a. An agreement to make and keep the lands accessible to the public\nunless the commissioner determines that public accessibility would be\ndetrimental to the lands or any natural resources associated therewith;\n b. An agreement not to sell, lease, exchange or donate the lands\nexcept to the state, a local government unit or another qualifying tax\nexempt non-profit organization for recreation and conservation purposes\napproved by the commissioner; and\n c. An agreement to execute and convey to the state at no charge a\nconservation easement, pursuant to title three of article forty-nine of\nthis chapter, over the lands to be acquired with state assistance\npayments.\n