Section 35.03. State designated heritage areas; boundaries

1.  The
  legislature hereby designates the following  historic  settings  of  the
  state  that have been identified for their statewide significance in the
  plan for a statewide system of urban cultural parks prepared pursuant to
  chapter seven hundred twenty-seven  of  the  laws  of  nineteen  hundred
  seventy-seven  or that have been subsequently identified and which, upon
  completion of required  management  plans  and  their  approval  by  the
  commissioner, shall be state designated heritage areas:
    (a)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  within  the  city of New York,
  including lower Manhattan or portions thereof  and  appropriate  coastal
  portions of Brooklyn and Staten Island, associated with and revealing of
  the development of maritime trade and immigration;
    (b)  The  cohesive  geographical  area within the village of Ossining,
  Westchester county, associated with  and  revealing  of  the  nineteenth
  century public health and prison reform activities;
    (c)  The  cohesive  geographical  area of the city of Kingston, Ulster
  county, associated with and revealing of the growth and prosperity of  a
  river port shaped by regional modes of transportation;
    (d) The Hudson-Mohawk urban cultural park established by the cities of
  Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet, the villages of Green Island and Waterford and
  the  towns  of  Waterford and Colonie and recognized by section 13.27 of
  this chapter;
    (e) The cohesive geographical area of the city  of  Saratoga  Springs,
  Saratoga  county,  associated with and revealing of its development as a
  nineteenth century health and cultural resort;
    (f)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  of  the  city  of  Schenectady
  associated  with  both  the  city's  settlement  in  the seventeenth and
  eighteenth centuries and its growth  as  a  center  for  electrical  and
  broadcasting development;
    (g)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  of  the  village of Whitehall,
  Washington county, associated with and revealing  of  its  crucial  role
  during  the  French and Indian Wars, the American Revolution and the War
  of 1812 and with the development of the American Navy;
    (h) The related and cohesive  geographical  areas  of  the  cities  of
  Binghamton,  Johnson  City  and Endicott, Broome county, associated with
  and revealing of immigration,  migration  and  the  region's  industrial
  development during the nineteenth century;
    (i)  The  cohesive  geographical area of the city of Rochester, Monroe
  county, including the Genesee River Gorge associated with and  revealing
  of the periods of the cities' growth related to use of the river;
    (j)  The  cohesive  geographical  area of the village of Seneca Falls,
  Seneca county, associated with and revealing of the community's place in
  the development of the women's rights movement;
    (k) The cohesive geographical area of the city of  Syracuse,  Onondaga
  county,  including  Hanover  and  Clinton  Squares  associated  with and
  revealing of the growth of business and finance;
    (l) The cohesive geographical  area  of  the  city  of  Buffalo,  Erie
  county,  associated  with  and revealing of an historic role as a center
  for entertainment and culture at the frontier; and
    (m) The cohesive geographical area of the village of  Sackets  Harbor,
  Jefferson  county, associated with and revealing of the community's role
  as the headquarters for the defense of the American northern frontier.
    (n) The cohesive geographical area  of  the  city  of  Albany,  Albany
  county,  including  the  Hudson  River  waterfront,  associated with and
  revealing an historic role as  a  geographical  crossroads  and  capital
  city.
    (o)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the
  counties  of  Oneida,   Herkimer,   Montgomery,   Fulton,   Schenectady,

  Schoharie, Saratoga and Albany associated with and revealing the natural
  features  and historic development including Native American settlement,
  the colonial period and industrialization of the region  commonly  known
  as  the  Mohawk  Valley region, provided that the area shall not include
  land within the Adirondack park as defined  in  section  9-0101  of  the
  environmental conservation law.
    (p)  The  heritage  area  within  the  counties  of Nassau and Suffolk
  encompassed by (i) beginning at the point where state route  twenty-five
  intersects  the  border  between  Queens  and Nassau counties, then east
  along said route to the intersection of route four hundred  ninety-five,
  then  east  along  route  four  hundred  ninety-five  until  said  route
  intersects route twenty-five, then east along route twenty-five  to  the
  western  border of the town of Southhold, then south from said border to
  the waters of the Peconic Bay, continuing north along the  shoreline  to
  the  eastern  terminus  of Orient Point, then north to the border of the
  states of New York and Connecticut, then west along said state border to
  the border between Nassau and Westchester counties,  continuing  to  the
  southwest  to  the  border  between  Queens and Nassau counties and then
  southeast to the point of origin; including therein natural and cultural
  features  associated  with  and  revealing  significant  early  American
  history  including  the American Revolution, the development and special
  character  of  the  historic  maritime  communities,  and  the  historic
  mansions  and  other  architecturally  significant built structures that
  distinguish or are characteristic of the north  shore  of  Long  Island,
  (ii)  the  state  route twenty-five-A corridor geographically from Great
  Neck to Port  Jefferson  associated  generally  with  significant  early
  American  history  including, but not limited to, the visit to this area
  by General George Washington as well as the overall  scenic,  aesthetic,
  historic,  cultural and physical character of this road and the historic
  communities and landscapes that it connects,  and  (iii)  such  historic
  sites  or  natural  features  that  may  exist outside of the boundaries
  described in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, which  are  appropriate
  for  inclusion  by  thematic  and cultural linkage which are unanimously
  recommended by the planning commission for  such  inclusion  subject  to
  final approval by the commissioner.
    (q)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the
  counties of Erie, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and Wayne associated with and
  revealing the natural features and historic development including Native
  American settlement, the longest  remaining  sections  of  the  original
  alignment   of   the   Erie   Canal,   Erie   Canal  lift  bridges,  and
  industrialization of the region commonly known as the Western Erie Canal
  region.
    (r) The Heights heritage area  encompassing  the  cohesive  geographic
  area  of  west Harlem within the city of New York, including a southerly
  boundary of one hundred twenty-second street, a  northerly  boundary  of
  two  hundred  eighteenth street, an easterly boundary of Highbridge Park
  and tenth avenue, and a westerly boundary of the  appropriate  riverside
  portions  along  the Hudson river, associated and revealing the historic
  development of maritime history, military war history, and the  northern
  Manhattan migration.
    (s)  The  cohesive  geographical  area  including  all or parts of the
  county of  Chautauqua  associated  with  and  revealing  grape  growing,
  processing and the unique local grape culture, including stewardship and
  development  of  the  wine  and juice industries, of the region commonly
  known as the Lake Erie concord grape belt region.
    (t)  The  Michigan   Street   African   American   heritage   corridor
  encompassing  the  geographical  corridor  of  the east side of downtown
  Buffalo, Erie county, located between Broadway, Eagle, Elm and  Nash  to

  William  street,  William  street (east) to Pine street, and Pine street
  (south) to Eagle, which includes the J. Edward Nash House, the  Michigan
  Street  Baptist  Church, and the Colored Musicians Club, associated with
  and  revealing  of  an  historic  role as the center of African American
  history, culture, and reform activities, and such other  historic  sites
  that  may  exist  outside  the  boundaries  described  herein  which are
  appropriate for inclusion by thematic and  cultural  linkage  which  are
  recommended   by  the  commission  subject  to  final  approval  by  the
  commissioner.
    (u) The cohesive geographic area of the city of Niagara Falls, Niagara
  County, associated with and revealing of the community's  place  in  the
  development  of  the underground railroad and abolitionist movements and
  other reform activities.
    2. The boundaries for each state designated heritage area shall be the
  boundaries depicted on the map accompanying each  such  management  plan
  upon  its  approval  by  the  commissioner.  The  commissioner, with the
  approval of the local legislative body of a city, town or village  where
  the  property  to  be  added  or removed is located, may amend or revise
  state designated heritage area boundaries after their  initial  approval
  after  publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in
  the state register. Boundary maps for  each  state  designated  heritage
  area  shall  be  kept  on  file  at  the office of parks, recreation and
  historic preservation and at the office of the county  clerk  where  the
  state designated heritage area is located.
    3.  Any  area  designated to be a state designated heritage area under
  subdivision one of this section, that has  not  had  a  management  plan
  approved  by  the commissioner within four years of designation pursuant
  to this section shall be considered as no longer so designated. In  each
  case  where  such  a  four  year  period expires, the commissioner shall
  notify the governor and the legislature in writing of the reasons why  a
  management plan was not approved.
    4.  The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory council, may on
  an ongoing basis, evaluate areas of  the  state  as  potential  heritage
  areas  with  regard  to their statewide significance and the policies of
  this title. The commissioner may  establish  guidelines  for  evaluating
  eligibility including the statewide significance of the resource and the
  local  capability  to  participate  in  a  state-local  partnership  for
  management of a state designated heritage area. Recommendations of areas
  identified as eligible for state designation shall be submitted  by  the
  commissioner  to  the  legislature with the commissioner's evaluation of
  such areas.