New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle I - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Chapter IV - Environmental Assistance Programs
Subchapter A - Clean Water/clean Air Bond Act of 1996
Part 434 - Heritage Area Projects
Section 434.1 - Eligibility criteria

Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 434.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

For the purposes of this Part, the terms heritage area and urban cultural park shall be deemed to have the same meaning.

(a) Projects, sites or facilities must be identified in a heritage area or urban cultural park management plan which has been approved by the commissioner in accordance with section 35.05 of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law.

(b) Heritage area projects may be for the acquisition or development of historically or culturally significant sites, districts, buildings, structures or natural features to develop, expand or enhance public access to water bodies, promote water based recreation or enhance the natural, cultural or historic aspects of water bodies.

(c) Eligible acquisition projects include the acquisition during the project term or within one year prior to the application deadline date of a permanent easement in or fee title to all or part of an historically or culturally significant site, district, building, structure, facility or natural feature identified in a heritage area or urban cultural park management plan.

(d) Eligible development projects include, but are not limited to:

(1) improvement, restoration, preservation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, or protection of sites, districts, buildings, structures, facilities or natural resources in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards;

(2) new construction which complies with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards;

(3) infrastructure and ancillary facilities, provided that such facilities support the operation of the project;

(4) development and installation of interpretive, recreational or theme-related facilities, areas, greenways, trail systems, exhibits and signage and associated projects; and

(5) development of buildings, facilities, sites and associated projects which address the need for multi-lingual or multi-cultural accommodation in the implementation of a project.

(e) Costs incurred to plan and implement a development or acquisition project are also eligible for funding. Examples of such costs include:

(1) preparation of predevelopment plans, specifications, cost estimates and other contract documents;

(2) feasibility studies, including planning and economic development studies;

(3) historic structure reports, cultural landscape reports, archaeological, architectural or historic research reports; and

(4) project completion or archaeological investigation reports, audit reports and project signs.

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