{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-53-0307","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 53-0307","heading":"Funding of department; municipal authorization for local urban forestry and arboriculture programs","body":"§ 53-0307. Funding of department; municipal authorization for local\n             urban forestry and arboriculture programs.\n  In the absence of federal legislation funding the department's\nparticipation under section 53-0305, no duty is imposed on the\ndepartment hereunder. Federal funding, however, is not a prerequisite to\nlocal implementation of municipal urban forestry or arboriculture\nprograms, as herein provided; and any municipality may implement a local\nurban forestry or arboriculture program within its jurisdiction under\nthe authority of this title and chapter. All charges and expenses\nincurred under this section by a town shall be a charge upon the taxable\nproperty of that part of the town outside any incorporated village.","path":["Environmental Conservation Law","Article 53. Tree Conservation and Urban Forestry","Title 3. Urban Forestry Programs"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/ENV/53-0307","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"e49e1150564e13a7c6ae377476fe52aca46fa481a69858b6ad12227cd906c84b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-53-0305","next":"us-ny/n.y.-environmental-conservation-law-54-0101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}