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Relationship to the
Presented to the Ecological Standing Committee
February 13, 2007
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GREENWAY
· Issue first raised – 2003
· Riverfront tour – 2003
· NYPA hires CUI -2004
w Identify existing infrastructure
w Begin discussion on a vision
w Identify elements that could be integrated with other elements of relicensing settlements
w Conclusion: Considerable support for the concept
· Greenway legislation – September 2004
· Relicensing Settlement Agreements – 2004-2006
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· NYPA negotiated settlement agreements with various stakeholders to achieve widespread support for its license application.
· Settlement agreements included a number of environmental, economic, and recreation measures, including funds to support projects consistent with greenway plan.
· The greenway funds are relicensing commitments, not general funds available to the Greenway Commission to implement the Greenway Plan.
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· Negotiated four funds through relicensing settlements for projects consistent with the Greenway Plan.
State Parks Greenway Fund $3 million/year
Host Community Greenway Fund $3 million/year
Erie County Greenway Fund $2 million/year
Ecological Greenway fund $1 million/year
$9 million/year
· For the term of the new license.
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“…support the construction and/or rehabilitation of parks,
recreation and related facilities, for the purpose of redefining the Niagara
riverfront, promoting tourism, enhancing the environment, and advancing the
economic revitalization of the
Relicensing Settlement Agreements
(State Parks,
Host Community,
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“…support the creation, improvement, and maintenance of
conservation areas and ecological projects along the
Relicensing Settlement Agreements
(Ecological)
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MAY BE USED:
· To defray the costs of qualifying projects as selected by the standing committees.
· For administrative costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of the funds.
· For Qualifying Personnel Costs.
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MAY NOT BE USED:
· To meet obligations existing as of August 31, 2007.
· For operations and maintenance of any project existing as of August 31, 2007.
· For personnel costs other than Qualifying Personnel Costs.
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· Funding support for projects may be sought/proposed by members of the standing committees or by individuals and organizations with an interest in the Niagara River Greenway.
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Project proponents shall provide written documentation:
· Evidencing consultation with the Greenway Commission and any affected municipality, county and tribal entity and the appropriate State and Federal agencies.
· Setting forth an O & M plan for each project.
· Describing consistency with the Greenway Plan.
· Describing consistency with other State and Federal laws or regulations.
· Describing efforts and/or opportunities to obtain matching funds.
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· Standing committees will have sole discretion for selecting projects for funding support from the Niagara Relicensing Greenway Funds.
· Decisions based on consistency with the Greenway Plan, engineering feasibility, O&M costs and cost effectiveness.
· Committees will work on a consensus basis.
· Annual report.
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State Parks
· OPRHP
· NYPA
Host Communities
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City of
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Town of
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Town of
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· NYPA
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City of
· BOPC
· NYPA
Ecological
· US F&WS
· DEC
· NREC
· Tuscarora Nation
· Seneca Nation of Indians
· Townawanda-Seneca Nation
· NYPA
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“For more than a century there have been those who have
expressed a vision for the