2006 New York Code - Office Of Community Gardens; Powers; Duties.

 
    § 31-h. Office   of   community   gardens;   powers;  duties.  1.  The
  commissioner  shall  establish  within  the  department  an  office   of
  community  gardens which shall have the authority and responsibility for
  carrying out the provisions of this  article  in  cooperation  with  the
  state  department  of  environmental  conservation,  the state education
  department, the department of state, cooperative  extensions  and  other
  state agencies and municipalities.
    2. The duties of the office shall include:
    a.  Upon  request,  the  office  shall assist in the identification of
  vacant public land within a  given  geographical  location  and  provide
  information  regarding  agency jurisdiction and the relative suitability
  of such lands for community gardening purposes;
    b. Serve as a coordinator on behalf of interested community groups and
  the appropriate state or local agencies to facilitate the use of  vacant
  public  lands  for  community  garden  use for not less than one growing
  season  by  receiving  and  forwarding  with  recommendation   completed
  applications to the appropriate agency;
    c.  Support  and  encourage  contact between community garden programs
  already in existence  and  those  programs  in  the  initial  stages  of
  development; and
    d. Seek and provide such assistance, to the extent funds or grants may
  become available, for the purposes identified in this article.