N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 9-0903: Recreation facilities

§ 9-0903. Recreation facilities.

1. The department shall have care, custody, control and management of

the Lake George beach facility in Warren county, the Belleayre mountain

ski center in Ulster and Delaware counties, the Whiteface mountain ski

center and the New York world war veterans memorial highway in Essex

county and the Gore mountain ski center and the Prospect Mountain

Veteran's Memorial Highway in Warren county. The New York world war

veterans memorial highway in Essex county and the Prospect Mountain

Veteran's Memorial Highway in Warren county shall continue to be

maintained by the Department of Transportation.

2. The commissioner shall have the power and is authorized to impose

and provide for the collection of such fees or charges as he may deem

necessary and for the best interests of the state for the use of all

facilities and their appurtenances. All moneys received therefrom shall

be deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to the provisions of the

State Finance Law.

3. The department shall have the supervision and jurisdiction over all

locks and adjacent state property between the Saranac river and lower

Saranac lake and between lower Saranac and middle Saranac lake in the

county of Franklin and make such improvements and repairs thereto from

time to time as may be necessary.

4. The commissioner shall have the power and is authorized to

encourage investment by the private sector for the provision of

equipment and capital improvements for concession facilities operated at

the Belleayre Mountain ski center and the Gore Mountain ski center by

entering into concession license agreements for extended periods not to

exceed ten years in total. Such extended term shall be for the purpose

of assuring a concessionaire of adequate protection against loss of

investment in structures, fixtures, equipment, supplies and other

improvements, and the length of such term shall have a direct

relationship to the period required to amortize the investment. The bid

prospectus submitted to prospective bidders shall contain specific

information concerning the nature of the capital improvements or

equipment to be provided by the successful bidder.