Terms Used In New York Laws > Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation > Title C > Article 14 - Historic Preservation

• Agency preservation officer: means the commissioner, director or chairperson of any state department, agency, board, commission, public benefit corporation or public authority, or his representative identified in accordance with the provisions of subdivision two of section 14. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the state board for historic preservation. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Chairman: means the chairman of the state board for historic preservation. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• Historic preservation: means for the purposes of this article and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the study, designation, protection, restoration, rehabilitation and use of buildings, structures, historic districts, areas, and sites significant in the history, architecture, archeology or culture of this state, its communities or the nation. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
• Municipal official: means the chief executive officer of any municipality or his or her designated representative. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• National register: means the national register of historic places authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Registered property: means any historic place or property within the boundaries of the state nominated by the commissioner for listing on the national register of historic places or listed on the New York state register of historic places established pursuant to section 14. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• State agency: means any state department, agency, board or commission of the state, or a public benefit corporation or public authority at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03
• State register: means the state register of historic places established pursuant to section 14. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 14.03