35.03 - State designated heritage areas; boundaries.

§   35.03   State   designated  heritage  areas;  boundaries.  1.  The  legislature hereby designates the following  historic  settings  of  the  state  that have been identified for their statewide significance in the  plan for a statewide system of urban cultural parks prepared pursuant to  chapter seven hundred twenty-seven  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred  seventy-seven  or that have been subsequently identified and which, upon  completion of required  management  plans  and  their  approval  by  the  commissioner, shall be state designated heritage areas:    (a)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  within  the  city of New York,  including lower Manhattan or portions thereof  and  appropriate  coastal  portions of Brooklyn and Staten Island, associated with and revealing of  the development of maritime trade and immigration;    (b)  The  cohesive  geographical  area within the village of Ossining,  Westchester county, associated with  and  revealing  of  the  nineteenth  century public health and prison reform activities;    (c)  The  cohesive  geographical  area of the city of Kingston, Ulster  county, associated with and revealing of the growth and prosperity of  a  river port shaped by regional modes of transportation;    (d) The Hudson-Mohawk urban cultural park established by the cities of  Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet, the villages of Green Island and Waterford and  the  towns  of  Waterford and Colonie and recognized by section 13.27 of  this chapter;    (e) The cohesive geographical area of the city  of  Saratoga  Springs,  Saratoga  county,  associated with and revealing of its development as a  nineteenth century health and cultural resort;    (f)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  of  the  city  of  Schenectady  associated  with  both  the  city's  settlement  in  the seventeenth and  eighteenth centuries and its growth  as  a  center  for  electrical  and  broadcasting development;    (g)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  of  the  village of Whitehall,  Washington county, associated with and revealing  of  its  crucial  role  during  the  French and Indian Wars, the American Revolution and the War  of 1812 and with the development of the American Navy;    (h) The related and cohesive  geographical  areas  of  the  cities  of  Binghamton,  Johnson  City  and Endicott, Broome county, associated with  and revealing of immigration,  migration  and  the  region's  industrial  development during the nineteenth century;    (i)  The  cohesive  geographical area of the city of Rochester, Monroe  county, including the Genesee River Gorge associated with and  revealing  of the periods of the cities' growth related to use of the river;    (j)  The  cohesive  geographical  area of the village of Seneca Falls,  Seneca county, associated with and revealing of the community's place in  the development of the women's rights movement;    (k) The cohesive geographical area of the city of  Syracuse,  Onondaga  county,  including  Hanover  and  Clinton  Squares  associated  with and  revealing of the growth of business and finance;    (l) The cohesive geographical  area  of  the  city  of  Buffalo,  Erie  county,  associated  with  and revealing of an historic role as a center  for entertainment and culture at the frontier; and    (m) The cohesive geographical area of the village of  Sackets  Harbor,  Jefferson  county, associated with and revealing of the community's role  as the headquarters for the defense of the American northern frontier.    (n) The cohesive geographical area  of  the  city  of  Albany,  Albany  county,  including  the  Hudson  River  waterfront,  associated with and  revealing an historic role as  a  geographical  crossroads  and  capital  city.    (o)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the  counties  of  Oneida,   Herkimer,   Montgomery,   Fulton,   Schenectady,Schoharie, Saratoga and Albany associated with and revealing the natural  features  and historic development including Native American settlement,  the colonial period and industrialization of the region  commonly  known  as  the  Mohawk  Valley region, provided that the area shall not include  land within the Adirondack park as defined  in  section  9-0101  of  the  environmental conservation law.    (p)  The  heritage  area  within  the  counties  of Nassau and Suffolk  encompassed by (i) beginning at the point where state route  twenty-five  intersects  the  border  between  Queens  and Nassau counties, then east  along said route to the intersection of route four hundred  ninety-five,  then  east  along  route  four  hundred  ninety-five  until  said  route  intersects route twenty-five, then east along route twenty-five  to  the  western  border of the town of Southhold, then south from said border to  the waters of the Peconic Bay, continuing north along the  shoreline  to  the  eastern  terminus  of Orient Point, then north to the border of the  states of New York and Connecticut, then west along said state border to  the border between Nassau and Westchester counties,  continuing  to  the  southwest  to  the  border  between  Queens and Nassau counties and then  southeast to the point of origin; including therein natural and cultural  features  associated  with  and  revealing  significant  early  American  history  including  the American Revolution, the development and special  character  of  the  historic  maritime  communities,  and  the  historic  mansions  and  other  architecturally  significant built structures that  distinguish or are characteristic of the north  shore  of  Long  Island,  (ii)  the  state  route twenty-five-A corridor geographically from Great  Neck to Port  Jefferson  associated  generally  with  significant  early  American  history  including, but not limited to, the visit to this area  by General George Washington as well as the overall  scenic,  aesthetic,  historic,  cultural and physical character of this road and the historic  communities and landscapes that it connects,  and  (iii)  such  historic  sites  or  natural  features  that  may  exist outside of the boundaries  described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, which  are  appropriate  for  inclusion  by  thematic  and cultural linkage which are unanimously  recommended by the planning commission for  such  inclusion  subject  to  final approval by the commissioner.    (q)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the  counties of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and Wayne associated with and  revealing the natural features and historic development including Native  American settlement, the longest  remaining  sections  of  the  original  alignment   of   the   Erie   Canal,   Erie   Canal  lift  bridges,  and  industrialization of the region commonly known as the Western Erie Canal  region.    (r) The Heights heritage area  encompassing  the  cohesive  geographic  area  of  west Harlem within the city of New York, including a southerly  boundary of one hundred twenty-second street, a  northerly  boundary  of  two  hundred  eighteenth street, an easterly boundary of Highbridge Park  and tenth avenue, and a westerly boundary of the  appropriate  riverside  portions  along  the Hudson river, associated and revealing the historic  development of maritime history, military war history, and the  northern  Manhattan migration.    (s)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the  county of  Chautauqua  associated  with  and  revealing  grape  growing,  processing and the unique local grape culture, including stewardship and  development  of  the  wine  and juice industries, of the region commonly  known as the Lake Erie concord grape belt region.    (t)  The  Michigan   Street   African   American   heritage   corridor  encompassing  the  geographical  corridor  of  the east side of downtown  Buffalo, Erie county, located between Broadway, Eagle, Elm and  Nash  toWilliam  street,  William  street (east) to Pine street, and Pine street  (south) to Eagle, which includes the J. Edward Nash House, the  Michigan  Street  Baptist  Church, and the Colored Musicians Club, associated with  and  revealing  of  an  historic  role as the center of African American  history, culture, and reform activities, and such other  historic  sites  that  may  exist  outside  the  boundaries  described  herein  which are  appropriate for inclusion by thematic and  cultural  linkage  which  are  recommended   by  the  commission  subject  to  final  approval  by  the  commissioner.    (u) The cohesive geographic area of the city of Niagara Falls, Niagara  County, associated with and revealing of the community's  place  in  the  development  of  the underground railroad and abolitionist movements and  other reform activities.    2. The boundaries for each state designated heritage area shall be the  boundaries depicted on the map accompanying each  such  management  plan  upon  its  approval  by  the  commissioner.  The  commissioner, with the  approval of the local legislative body of a city, town or village  where  the  property  to  be  added  or removed is located, may amend or revise  state designated heritage area boundaries after their  initial  approval  after  publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in  the state register. Boundary maps for  each  state  designated  heritage  area  shall  be  kept  on  file  at  the office of parks, recreation and  historic preservation and at the office of the county  clerk  where  the  state designated heritage area is located.    3.  Any  area  designated to be a state designated heritage area under  subdivision one of this section, that has  not  had  a  management  plan  approved  by  the commissioner within four years of designation pursuant  to this section shall be considered as no longer so designated. In  each  case  where  such  a  four  year  period expires, the commissioner shall  notify the governor and the legislature in writing of the reasons why  a  management plan was not approved.    4.  The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory council, may on  an ongoing basis, evaluate areas of  the  state  as  potential  heritage  areas  with  regard  to their statewide significance and the policies of  this title. The commissioner may  establish  guidelines  for  evaluating  eligibility including the statewide significance of the resource and the  local  capability  to  participate  in  a  state-local  partnership  for  management of a state designated heritage area. Recommendations of areas  identified as eligible for state designation shall be submitted  by  the  commissioner  to  the  legislature with the commissioner's evaluation of  such areas.