N.Y. Education Law § 233-c: Study

§ 233-c. Study. The commissioner shall conduct a study which shall

include, but not be limited to, documenting the history of the freedom

trail and underground railroad including identifying sites most likely

to be eligible for inclusion on the national or state registers of

historic places, or both; providing for the historic research and

compilation of contemporaneous reports and records necessary to document

the underground railroad sites in New York state, as well as the

contributions of individuals and organizations who participated in the

activities of the underground railroad; and developing cultural and

historic guidebooks, local histories and the publication of public and

private documents relating to the underground railroad. The commissioner

shall consult with the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation

and historic preservation and the national park service in the conduct

of the study.