N.Y. Executive Law § 816: Master plan for management of state lands

§ 816. Master plan for management of state lands. 1. The department of

environmental conservation is hereby authorized and directed to develop,

in consultation with the agency, individual management plans for units

of land classified in the master plan for management of state lands

heretofore prepared by the agency in consultation with the department of

environmental conservation and approved by the governor. Such management

plans shall conform to the general guidelines and criteria set forth in

the master plan. Until amended, the master plan for management of state

lands and the individual management plans shall guide the development

and management of state lands in the Adirondack park.

2. The master plan and the individual management plans shall be

reviewed periodically and may be amended from time to time, and when so

amended shall as amended henceforth guide the development and management

of state lands in the Adirondack park. Amendments to the master plan

shall be prepared by the agency, in consultation with the department of

environmental conservation, and submitted after public hearing to the

governor for his approval.

3. The agency and department are hereby authorized to develop rules

and regulations necessary, convenient or desirable to effectuate the

purposes of this section.