Assembly Bill A7288

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain leases and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to comply with master plans

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-A7288 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1383
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3.10, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6219
2015-2016: S1217
2017-2018: S3442
2019-2020: S4773
2021-2022: S1435
2023-2024: S1456

2025-A7288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires leases, licenses and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation relating to the use or management of state parks and historic sites, having a term of more than 1 year, to comply with the recommendations of the management or master plan of the state park or historic site to which the lease, license or management plan relates.

2025-A7288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7288
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to requiring all leases, licenses and  management  agreements
   relating  to  state parks and historic sites to comply with the park's
   or historic site's master plan
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 3.10 to read as follows:
   § 3.10 LONG TERM AGREEMENTS  RELATING  TO  STATE  PARKS  AND  HISTORIC
 SITES.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY,
 EVERY LEASE, LICENSE AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT, RELATING TO  THE  USE  OR
 MANAGEMENT  OF  ANY  STATE  PARK OR HISTORIC SITE, HAVING A TERM OF MORE
 THAN ONE YEAR, ENTERED INTO BY THE OFFICE SHALL COMPLY WITH  THE  RECOM-
 MENDATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OR MASTER PLAN OF THE STATE PARK OR HISTOR-
 IC SITE TO WHICH THE LEASE, LICENSE OR MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT PERTAINS. IN
 THE  EVENT  A  STATE PARK OR HISTORIC SITE DOES NOT HAVE A MANAGEMENT OR
 MASTER PLAN IN EFFECT, NO LEASE, LICENSE  OR  MANAGEMENT  PLAN  RELATING
 THERETO SHALL HAVE A TERM OF MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to leas-
 es, licenses and management agreements entered into  or  renewed  on  or
 after such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02323-01-5

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