233-C - Study. - New York Statutes

§ 233-c. Study. The commissioner shall conduct a study which shall include, but not be limited to, documenting the history of the freedom trail and underground railroad including identifying sites most likely to be eligible for inclusion on the national or state registers of historic places, or both; providing for the historic research and compilation of contemporaneous reports and records necessary to document the underground railroad sites in New York state, as well as the contributions of individuals and organizations who participated in the activities of the underground railroad; and developing cultural and historic guidebooks, local histories and the publication of public and private documents relating to the underground railroad. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and the national park service in the conduct of the study.