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N.Y. Executive Law § 816 (2026)

Master plan for management of state lands

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§ 816. Master plan for management of state lands. 1. The department of
environmental conservation is hereby authorized and directed to develop,
in consultation with the agency, individual management plans for units
of land classified in the master plan for management of state lands
heretofore prepared by the agency in consultation with the department of
environmental conservation and approved by the governor. Such management
plans shall conform to the general guidelines and criteria set forth in
the master plan. Until amended, the master plan for management of state
lands and the individual management plans shall guide the development
and management of state lands in the Adirondack park.
  2. The master plan and the individual management plans shall be
reviewed periodically and may be amended from time to time, and when so
amended shall as amended henceforth guide the development and management
of state lands in the Adirondack park.  Amendments to the master plan
shall be prepared by the agency, in consultation with the department of
environmental conservation, and submitted after public hearing to the
governor for his approval.
  3. The agency and department are hereby authorized to develop rules
and regulations necessary, convenient or desirable to effectuate the
purposes of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1986–2019 · leading case: Adirondack Council, Inc. v. Adirondack Park Agency, 92 A.D.3d 188 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2012).
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Adirondack Council, Inc. v. Adirondack Park Agency, 92 A.D.3d 188 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2012). · cites it 2× “Indeed, petitioner concedes that the specific location of each trail will not be definitively identified until DEC prepares individual unit management plans for forest preserve lands, as required by Executive Law § 816. Moreover, the Guidance expressly provides that it “does not…”
Slutzky v. Cuomo, 114 A.D.2d 116 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 1986). “hich were previously provided by DEC; (2) provide the staff necessary for undertaking the completion of a unit management plan for the facility, in conformance with Executive Law § 816, the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, and DEC’S "Unit Management Planning Policy and…”
Matter of Town of N. Elba v. New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation, 2018 NY Slip Op 1369 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2018). “Moreover, the Master Plan, prepared by the Adirondack Park Agency in consultation with DEC, serves only as a "guide [to] the development and management of state lands in the Adirondack [P]ark" (Executive Law § 816 [1]). While the 1987 version of the Master Plan does contain a…”
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. v. New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation, 2019 NY Slip Op 5363 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2019). “Defendants work collaboratively under a memorandum of understanding on aspects of land use in the Adirondack Park, including the trails at issue ( see generally Executive Law § 816). After years of planning by defendants, DEC began construction of more than 27 miles of Class II…”
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. v. New York State Dept. of Envtl. Conservation, 2019 NY Slip Op 5363 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2019). “Defendants work collaboratively under a memorandum of understanding on aspects of land use in the Adirondack Park, including the trails at issue ( see generally Executive Law § 816). After years of planning by defendants, DEC began construction of more than 27 miles of Class II…”
Adirondack Mountain Club, Inc. v. Adirondack Park Agency, 33 Misc. 3d 383 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2011). · cites it 4× “) The September 11, 2009 resolution was sent to former Governor Paterson for his approval on September 15, 2009 (see Executive Law § 816). At a meeting held on October 9, 2009, the APA decided to reconsider the September 11, 2009 vote because it believed the vote was…”
Galusha v. New York State Dept. Environ. Conserv., 27 F. Supp. 2d 117 (N.D.N.Y. 1998). “N.Y.Exec.Law § 816 (McKinney 1996). In accordance with the Master Plan, the DEC is responsible for promulgating regulations that restrict use of the land within the Park.”
Matter of Adirondack Wild: Friends of The Forest Preserve v. New York State Adirondack Park Agency, 2018 NY Slip Op 3193 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep't 2018). “Thereafter, as required by Executive Law § 816, respondent Department of Environmental Conservation (hereinafter DEC), in consultation with respondent Adirondack Park Agency (hereinafter APA), developed an individual management plan for the Complex Area.”
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