N.Y. General Municipal Law § 277: Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline, roadway or lake programs

§ 277. Adopt-a-municipal park, shoreline, roadway or lake programs.

1. The governing body of any county, city, town or village is hereby

authorized and empowered to authorize and direct such of its officers or

agencies as it shall designate to enter into adopt-a-municipal park,

shoreline, roadway or lake program agreements with volunteers or groups

in an effort to reduce and remove litter from its municipal parks,

shorelines, roadways, lakes and other public lands. Such agreements

shall include but not be limited to:

a. providing and coordinating services by volunteers or groups to

reduce the amount of litter including providing trash bags and trash bag

pick up and in designated areas where volunteers may be in close

proximity to moving vehicles providing safety briefings and reflective

safety gear; and

b. providing and installing signs identifying those volunteers or

groups adopting its particular municipal parks, shorelines, roadways,

lakes or other sections of public land.

2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the county,

city, town or village and its employees shall not be liable for damages

suffered by any persons resulting from the actions or activities of such

volunteers or groups.