Adirondack Park Agency
skip breadcrumbs| Category | Available 2008-09 |
Appropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
Change From 2008-09 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2009-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 6,569,000 | 6,157,000 | -412,000 | 2,781,000 |
| Total | 6,569,000 | 6,157,000 | -412,000 | 2,781,000 |
| Program | 2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09 |
2009-10 Estimated FTEs 03/31/10 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 72 | 72 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 12/16/08.
Mission
The Adirondack Park Agency was established in 1971 to “insure 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.” The Park itself was created in 1892, and contains six million acres of publicly and privately owned lands.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $6.2 million All Funds ($5.5 million General Fund; $700,000 Federal funds) for the Adirondack Park Agency. Consistent with the Governor’s recurring across-the-board cuts implemented in 2008-09, the Agency has reduced overall spending.
For 2009-10, the Adirondack Park Agency will have a workforce of 72 positions, the same amount as in 2008-09. The budget will support the Agency’s core regulatory functions and the operation of the Visitor Interpretive Centers at Newcomb and Paul Smith’s. In addition, the Executive Budget funds the Adirondack Park Local Government Review Board. The Board advises and assists the Agency in carrying out its responsibilities and monitors the implementation of the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan.
2009-10 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Adirondack Park Agency (PDF)