2020 New York Laws
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 52 - Implementation of Environmental Quality Bond Act of 1986
Title 7 - Land Acquisition, Preservation and Improvement Projects
52-0701 - Approval and Execution of State Projects.

§ 52-0701. Approval and execution of state projects.
1.  State  environmentally sensitive land projects and forest preserve
  projects shall be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this  article
  only with the approval of the commissioner.
2.  The  commissioner  shall  make  an  itemized  estimate of funds or
  appropriations required annually for inclusion in the executive budget.
3. The commissioner shall, after hearings and prior to the approval of
  any  environmentally  sensitive  land  projects  and   forest   preserve
  projects,  promulgate rules and regulations which shall include but need
  not be limited to: eligibility requirements,  departmental  ranking  and
  review  processes, project approval guidelines and criteria, and funding
  distribution  for  forest  preserve  projects  and  for  each  type   of
  environmentally  sensitive  lands project as defined in subdivision four
  of section 52-0101 of this article.
4. Real property acquired with  monies  provided  through  this  title
  shall  not  be sold or disposed of, or used for any purpose inconsistent
  with the natural resource value for which it was acquired,  without  the
  express authority of the legislature. Prior to the implementation of any
  sale,  disposal,  or  change  of  use authorized by the legislature, the
  agency authorized to sell, dispose of or change  the  use  of  any  such
  lands  shall  first provide substitute lands of equal fair market value,
  equivalent natural resource value and  similarly  suitable  location  as
  approved by the commissioner.