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Title

Administration Committee and Interpretive Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21704

Summary

This series consists of monthly reports, as well as minutes, agendas, and reports, received from relevant Adirondack Park Agency staff or units by the Administration and Interpretive Programs committees.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Base Mapping Unit

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21734

Summary

The Regulatory Programs Division is responsible for review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the Adirondack Park Agency's (APA) jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with review of the projects. This series consists of master microfilm copies of reports, draft minutes, agendas, preparatory materials, draft and approved permits, and related material. No use copy of this microfilm is available. Researchers should contact APA for access.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Environmental Enforcement Unit environmental enforcement files

Series Number

18842

Summary

This series consists of complaints, correspondence, memorandums, project-related records, and other materials concerning the investigation and resolution of violations of statutes enforced by the Adirondack Park Agency.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Operations Division

Access Restrictions

The State Archives holds only master microfilm of this series. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Division project files

Series Number

16573

Summary

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is responsible for insuring that all building in the Park is compatible with the natural character of the land, and has a minimum adverse affect on the environment. The Operations Division, now the Regulatory Programs Division, is responsible for the review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the APA's jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with the review of the projects.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Office of Counsel Legal Affairs Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21731

Summary

This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, legal opinions, legal guidance, committee reports, meeting agendas, status reports, preparatory materials, and related printed materials received and created by the Adirondack Park Agency's Legal Affairs Committee. Series consists of master negative microfilm only. No use copy is available. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for access to use copies.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Office of Counsel

Title

Enforcement Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21730

Summary

The Environmental Enforcement Unit responsibilities include accurate interpretation and enforcement of statutes administered by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA); legal advice and assistance to the agency staff; enforcement of environmental acts; and providing technical assistance and expertise to the Planning Operations Division. This series consists of microfilm copies of Enforcement Committee reports, settlement agreements, status reports, meeting agendas, draft minutes, preparatory materials, and related printed material. Series consists of master negative film only. Researchers should contact APA for use copy.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Title

State Land Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21752

Summary

The Land Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of draft minutes, status reports, meeting agendas, staff recommendations, resolutions, and preparatory materials relating to the State Land Master Plan which are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency commissioners for their review.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

Access Restrictions

The State Archives holds master negative microfilm only. No use copy is available. Researchers should contact Adirondack Park Agency for access.

Title

Pre-existing subdivision files

Series Number

18861

Summary

This files in this series are created by the Adirondack Park Agency Counsel's Office in the process of determining whether or not property subdivisions are pre-existing and thus exempt from land use or development permit requirements. Files include correspondence; memoranda; copies of maps, plans, and deeds; sketch maps; copies of permit applications; land title documentation; background research materials; and copies of final determinations.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Office of Counsel

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Park Ecology Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21750

Summary

This series from the Resource Analysis Unit consists of monthly reports, minutes, agendas, and reports received from Adirondack Park Agency staff or units by the Park Ecology Committee.

Creator

• Suffolk Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)

Title

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation State Park Police manual of conduct - standard operating procedures

Series Number

21579

Summary

This series consists of the official manual of the State Park Police. The manual details policies and procedures ranging from how to compile and submit various types of reports to pursuit and arrest procedures. Although a unit of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the State Park Police are a fully accredited law enforcement agency. The agency's responsibilities extend outside park boundaries and encompass cooperation with both the State Police and county and municipal law enforcement agencies.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. State Park Police

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Park Policy and Planning Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21753

Summary

The Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of microfilm copies of materials relating to the State Land Master Plan, which are provided to Adirondack Park Agency commissioners for their review. Records include Park Policy and Planning Committee reports, meeting agendas, staff recommendations, resolutions, and other preparatory materials.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Title

Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) Planning Division central files

Series Number

21756

Summary

The Adirondack Park Agency's Planning Division's responsibilities include administering and maintaining the State Land Master Plan; identifying and developing Adirondack Park policy; and long-range planning and policy development. Topics addressed in the files include rivers, wetlands, Adirondack Park interest groups, State Environmental Quality Review law, the Park's 1992 centennial, regional planning programs, map amendment policy, river basins, hamlet studies, acid rain, hydro-power, mapping, soils, and forestry.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division

Access Restrictions

This series consists of master negative copies of microfilm only. No use copies are available at the State Archives. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.

Title

Interpretive Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21899

Summary

The Interpretive Programs Division administers the two Visitor Interpretive Centers in the Park located in Paul Smiths and Newcomb. This series documents the Interpretive Committee's oversight of the educational and interpretive aspects of agency operations. Records include reports made by the committee to the full Commission and other documents referenced in the Commission and committee minutes.

Title

Local Government Services Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21754

Summary

This series consists of draft minutes, program reports, meeting agendas, resolutions, amendments, and preparatory materials that relate to the Adirondack Park Agency Local Government Services Committee and its review of local land use in the park. These records are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency Commissioners for their review.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division map amendments files

Series Number

19507

Summary

The Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, environmental impact statements, positive and negative declarations, maps, narrative descriptions of map amendments, deeds and other instruments of title, background research materials, copies of resolutions, and related records concerning the amendment of the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Access Restrictions

Series consists of master negative microfilm only. No public use copy is available. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.

Title

Economic Affairs Committee monthly agency meeting reports

Series Number

21701

Summary

The Economic Services Unit provides oversight relating to economic development planning in the Adirondack Park, as well as economic and fiscal impact analysis. The records document the Economic Affairs Committee's function in assisting to develop the agency's policies toward economic developers and the business community. Records include reports made by the committee to the full agency and other documents referenced in the agency and committee minutes.

Creator

• Tri-State Regional Planning Commission

Title

Jurisdictional determination maps and drawings

Series Number

20583

Summary

The Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit provides advice and determinations to agency staff, local government officials, and the general public regarding permit requirements and procedures in the Adirondack Park. This series consists of maps and plans used to determine jurisdiction over projects built within the Adirondack Park.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Legal Division. Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Project maps and drawings

Series Number

20592

Summary

The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) oversees new building in the Park and ensures that such development is carried out with a minimum adverse effect on the environment. They control development of the land through the issuance of permits for regional projects. This series consists of maps and drawings used to review projects built within the Adirondack Park.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Regulatory Programs Division

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Procedures

Series Number

21673

Summary

This series consists of official procedures of the State Park Police and as such range from the routine (such as how to wear memorial ribbons on uniforms) to the very significant (such as how to deal with suicidal persons). Although a unit of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the State Park Police are a fully accredited law enforcement agency. Their responsibilities extend outside park boundaries and they work in cooperation with the State Police and county and municipal law enforcement agencies.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. State Park Police

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Adirondack Park Agency Environmental Enforcement Unit Environmental Enforcement maps and drawings

Series Number

20590

Summary

This series from the Environmental Enforcement Unit consists of maps and drawings related to the investigation and resolution of violations of statutes enforced by the Adirondack Park Agency.

Creator

• Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.