ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY
|
Adjusted |
Executive |
Legislative |
Change |
|
STATE OPERATIONS |
||||
|
General Fund |
3,492,800 |
3,556,800 |
3,556,800 |
0 |
|
Special Rev.-Fed. |
150,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total for STATE OPERATIONS: |
3,642,800 |
3,556,800 |
3,556,800 |
0 |
|
AID TO LOCALITIES |
||||
|
Community Projects Fund |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
General Fund |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
|
Total for AID TO LOCALITIES: |
50,000 |
50,000 |
50,000 |
0 |
Agency Mission
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA), created in 1971, is charged with the broad mandate of insuring "the optimum overall conservation, protection, development and use of the unique scenic, aesthetic, wildlife, recreational, open space, ecological and natural resources of the Adirondack Park." In carrying out this mandate, the APA is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Adirondack Park Master Plan and the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, overseeing and enforcing the 1975 Freshwater Wetlands Act within the Park, and administering the State's Wild, Scenic and Recreational River System. The APA also operates two Visitor Interpretive Centers and helps local governments develop land use plans consistent with the State Master Plan.
Year-to-Year Change
On an All Fund basis, the Governor proposed a decrease of $86,000 or 2.3 percent for the Adirondack Park Agency.
Legislative Proposals
The Assembly plan provides for the establishment of the Adirondack Park Agency Compliance Account. This fund will consist of the revenue from the fees and penalties that the APA is currently authorized to collect, and will allow such revenues to be retained by the Agency and enable the Agency to better protect the Adirondack’s natural resources.
In addition, the Assembly requires that funding for the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board is used for local government planning assistance aimed at land acquisition and local economic development projects.