Requires the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to establish standards for the closing of segments of trails on the Empire state trail, and provide notice of such closings to the public.
Establishes the New York state park police under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation.
Establishes the New York state park police under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation.
Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish design standards for greenway trails and to manage applications for greenway trails.
Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to establish design standards for greenway trails and to manage applications for greenway trails.
Provides that an operational safety plan developed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall require that any employee check in with the incident commander or safety officer for incident specific procedures prior to taking any action at the incident location; provides that when deployment occurs in coordination with one or more other entities, and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation is not the lead response agency, the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that employees are provided with the incident specific operational safety plan developed by the lead agency and/or incident commander.
Provides that an operational safety plan developed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall require that any employee check in with the incident commander or safety officer for incident specific procedures prior to taking any action at the incident location; provides that when deployment occurs in coordination with one or more other entities, and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation is not the lead response agency, the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that employees are provided with the incident specific operational safety plan developed by the lead agency and/or incident commander.
Provides that employees of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation who engage in tree maintenance must first obtain an appropriate sawyer certification through the United States forest service national crosscut and chainsaw program.
Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of economic development, to conduct a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state games.
Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation, in conjunction with the department of economic development, to conduct a feasibility study and report on the potential reestablishment of the empire state summer games.