New York Consolidated Laws, Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law - PAR § 35.07 State agencies;  coordination and cooperation

1. The commissioner, in carrying out his functions and responsibilities under this title, shall consult with, cooperate with, and, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate his activities with other interested state agencies.

2. The following officers of state agencies with program responsibilities that affect aspects of the interpretation, preservation, development and use of heritage areas resources shall prepare a program statement which shall detail actions in the areas of planning, development, use, assistance and regulation that can support and assist the establishment and management of state heritage areas:

3. Where there is an approved management plan in effect, any state agency conducting, funding or approving activities directly affecting a heritage area shall consult with, cooperate with, and coordinate its activities with the office and the appropriate local government.  Any such state agency shall conduct or support such activities in a manner which is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with the approved management plan and reviews to determine consistency of state proposed actions with individual management plans.  The heritage area program shall be incorporated as part of the reviews of actions pursuant to the state environmental quality review act   1 as provided in article eight of the environmental conservation law and the New York state historic preservation act of 1980.  2  The office shall review and comment in writing upon the statement and effects on a state designated heritage area or the heritage area program, made pursuant to section 8-0109 of the environmental conservation law or section 14.09 of this chapter.