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Displaying 38 Finding Aids
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
- State environmental quality review (SEQRA) repository positive declaration files
Series Number
- 15804
Summary
- These records consist of positive declarations, the arrangement of which is based on Department of Environmental Conservation geographical region and levels of governmental organization (county, town, village), which was adapted from an arrangement used by the Division of Equalization and Assessment. Negative declarations are not extant.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Environmental Quality Review
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Committee meeting files
Series Number
- L0199
Summary
- This series contains records of meetings of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. Materials include committee meeting agendas and lists of bills considered; committee bill memoranda (bill summary, purpose, effective date, arguments pro and con, fiscal implications, etc.); records of committee votes on individual bills; lists of bills with dates referred to committee; notices of public hearings held by the committee; and committee clerk's final reports (bill number, bill introducer, committee action).
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Environmental Conservation
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
- Chairman's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 18855
Summary
- The series consists of the files of the executive director of the Adirondack Park Agency, who is responsible for the agency's overall administration, including oversight of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, the State Land Master Plan, and various mandates to protect the Park and enhance economic development for its residents. Since 1988 the executive director has also been fulfilling duties of the APA counsel's office.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- New York State Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey press release files
Series Number
- L0201
Summary
- This series contains approximately 1,000 press releases from New York State Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey's office. A large number relate to his work on the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1975-1992 : Maurice D. Hinchey)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Minutes and subject files
Series Number
- 20139
Summary
- The Natural Beauty Commission directed its attention toward open space; scenic and natural area preservation; community appearance; sign control; surface mining; junk car disposal; solid waste disposal; litter control; and historic preservation. It sponsored a statewide survey of environmental problems and action programs at the local level. The series consists of the files of the director of the Natural Beauty Commission, Charles C. Morrison, Jr. Included are subject and correspondence files, consultant reports, commission reports, meeting minutes, and meeting files.
Creator
- New York (State). Natural Beauty Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Fish and Wildlife Management Board minutes
Series Number
- B2507
Summary
- The Fish and Wildlife Management Board is a citizen advisory board composed of representatives of county governments, landowners, and sportsmen charged with recommending and encouraging wildlife management and public access practices. This series consists of minutes of Fish and Wildlife Management Board meetings as well as correspondence relating to the Board and its duties.
Creator
- New York (State). Fish and Wildlife Management Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tree survey book
Series Number
- 20380
Summary
- The Conservation Commission survey books record arboreal resources of the Adirondack Park in 1926-1936. It provides data about increases and death rates in tree species. The books contain photographs and maps as well as information about vegetation, insect damage, and size of trees.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Saratoga Tree Nursery administrative records
Series Number
- 20991
Summary
- This series consists of microfilmed copies of the Saratoga Tree Nursery's genetic histories of trees grown at the nursery and subsequently transplanted in other locations. These records document the trees initially grown as seedlings at the nursery and subsequently distributed to public and private lands and landowners for conservation planting.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Lands and Forests. Bureau of Private Land Services. Saratoga Tree Nursery
Access Restrictions
- Restricted access: by appointment only.
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
- 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
- St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files
Series Number
- 13405
Summary
- The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.
Creator
- New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Subject files
Series Number
- 14141
Summary
- This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, which was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. The records cover a wide range of topics, including energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies
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
- State Energy Office Counsel's Office state energy master plan files
Series Number
- 15841
Summary
- This series documents the State Energy Office's efforts to compile and adopt a "master plan for energy-related decisions throughout the state." Included are testimony by environmental groups, utility companies, and state agencies; motions, briefs and exhibits; background reports; draft and final opinions and orders; and correspondence related the 1979 and 1983 master plans. Also included are State Energy Planning Board agendas; resolutions; notes; minutes and correspondence; hearing transcripts; environmental impact statements; discovery requests and responses and reply briefs.
Creator
- New York (State). State Energy Office. Counsel's Office
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.