2022 New York Laws
HAY - Highway
Article 12-C - New York State Scenic Byways Program
349-BB - New York State Scenic Byways Program.

§  349-bb.  New  York state scenic byways program. 1. The commissioner
shall establish within the department a program to be known as  the  New
York  state  scenic  byways  program  (hereinafter referred to as scenic
byways program or program) to encourage and coordinate state actions and
the activities of others which relate to  the  development,  protection,
promotion  and  management  of  scenic  byways. For the purposes of this
article, a "scenic byway" is a transportation route and adjacent area of
particular scenic, historic,  recreational,  cultural  or  archeological
characteristics  which is managed to protect such characteristics and to
encourage economic development through tourism and recreation.
  2. To carry out  the  purposes  of  the  scenic  byways  program,  the
commissioner is authorized:
  (a)  to  plan,  design,  and  develop the New York state scenic byways
system;
  (b) to make safety improvements to a highway designated  as  a  scenic
byway  under  this article to the extent such improvements are necessary
to accommodate increased traffic, and changes in the types  of  vehicles
using the highway due to such designation;
  (c)  to  construct  along  the  highway  facilities  for  the  use  of
pedestrians and  bicyclists,  rest  areas,  turnouts,  highway  shoulder
improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, and interpretive facilities;
  (d)  to  improve  the  highway  to  enhance  access to an area for the
purpose of recreation, including water-related recreation;
  (e) to protect historical and cultural resources in areas adjacent  to
the highway; and
  (f)  to  develop  and  provide  tourist  information  to  the  public,
including interpretive information about the scenic byway.
  2. The commissioner is hereby authorized to apply for funding from any
appropriate sources  to  further  the  purposes  of  the  scenic  byways
program.
  3.  The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with
qualified, responsible not-for-profit organizations involved  in  scenic
byways  activities  for  services relating to the development of the New
York state scenic byways program or services relating to the  operation,
development or promotion of a specific scenic byway.
  4.  The  commissioner  is authorized to promulgate such regulations as
may be necessary or desirable to implement the  New  York  state  scenic
byways program.