N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 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 coordinated with the local planning and cultural and park activities of each municipality adjacent to the Niagara river.
Terms Used In N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 39.13
- commission: shall mean the Niagara river greenway commission created pursuant to this article. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 39.03
- 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.
- greenway: shall mean a linear system of state and local parks and conservation areas linked by a network of multi use trails within the greenway area established by an approved plan of the commission as provided for in this article. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 39.03
- 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.
- Municipality: means a county, city, town, village or local public benefit corporation located adjacent to the Niagara river. See N.Y. Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law 39.03
- State agency: shall mean 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 31.01
2. Each municipality, state agency or public corporation may provide the commission with the services of its agents, employees and facilities without charge to the commission. Persons serving as officers or employees of the commission may be employees of a municipality and the commission, and the commission may pay the municipality an agreed portion of the compensation or costs of such officers or employees.
3. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede the provisions of any city charter, local law, rule or other local requirements and procedures heretofore or hereafter adopted, including, but not limited to, any such provisions relating to the zoning and use of land.