2019 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 5-K - Historic Preservation
119-CC - Local Historic Preservation Report.

§   119-cc.  Local  historic  preservation  report.  1.  In  order  to
facilitate  the  coordination  between  state  and  local   preservation
policies  and  activities  and  to provide necessary information for the
effective financial and technical assistance to local government and for
a  state  clearinghouse  of  public  preservation  programs,  the  chief
executive officer of every county, city, town and village or designee of
such  officer  may within twenty-four months after the effective date of
this  section,  prepare  or  cause  to  be  prepared  a  local  historic
preservation  report.  This  report may include, but need not be limited
to:
  (a) A  statement  of  the  present  status  of  historic  preservation
activities  and  land  use or other regulations relating thereto as they
are being administered within the reporting jurisdiction  by  the  local
governing   body   and   its  appointed  agents  including  a  landmarks
commission, planning board, environmental management  council  or  other
agency;
  (b)  Proposals,  if  any,  for  the preservation and use of registered
property and other historic and cultural properties within the reporting
jurisdiction;
  (c) An identification and analysis of any problems or issues  relating
to  the effectiveness of local development or administration of historic
preservation plans and  programs,  including  problems  of  funding  and
personnel  requirements,  procedural  problems, enforcement problems, or
any other issue. After a public hearing has been held on a draft  report
such  report  in  final  form  shall be submitted to the commissioner of
parks and recreation and a copy shall be available for public inspection
in the municipal  office  of  the  reporting  jurisdiction.  It  may  be
reviewed and updated as necessary.
  2.  The  commissioner  of  the  office  of  parks and recreation shall
prepare and distribute a format  which  may  be  used  or  completed  by
reporting  jurisdictions to satisfy the provisions of this section.  The
purposes of such report are informational and compliance by a  reporting
jurisdiction  shall  not  be used by the commissioner or any other state
official as a condition  for  the  performance  of  any  state  service,
assistance or other action.