N.Y. General Municipal Law § 119-cc: Local historic preservation report

§ 119-cc. Local historic preservation report. 1. In order to

facilitate the coordination between state and local preservation

policies and activities and to provide necessary information for the

effective financial and technical assistance to local government and for

a state clearinghouse of public preservation programs, the chief

executive officer of every county, city, town and village or designee of

such officer may within twenty-four months after the effective date of

this section, prepare or cause to be prepared a local historic

preservation report. This report may include, but need not be limited

to:

(a) A statement of the present status of historic preservation

activities and land use or other regulations relating thereto as they

are being administered within the reporting jurisdiction by the local

governing body and its appointed agents including a landmarks

commission, planning board, environmental management council or other

agency;

(b) Proposals, if any, for the preservation and use of registered

property and other historic and cultural properties within the reporting

jurisdiction;

(c) An identification and analysis of any problems or issues relating

to the effectiveness of local development or administration of historic

preservation plans and programs, including problems of funding and

personnel requirements, procedural problems, enforcement problems, or

any other issue. After a public hearing has been held on a draft report

such report in final form shall be submitted to the commissioner of

parks and recreation and a copy shall be available for public inspection

in the municipal office of the reporting jurisdiction. It may be

reviewed and updated as necessary.

2. The commissioner of the office of parks and recreation shall

prepare and distribute a format which may be used or completed by

reporting jurisdictions to satisfy the provisions of this section. The

purposes of such report are informational and compliance by a reporting

jurisdiction shall not be used by the commissioner or any other state

official as a condition for the performance of any state service,

assistance or other action.