Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Office of

Agency Web Site: https://parks.ny.gov/

Mission

The mission of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is to provide safe and enjoyable recreational and interpretive opportunities for all New York State residents and visitors and to be responsible stewards of our valuable natural, historic and cultural resources.

Budget Highlights

The Executive Budget recommends $379 million for OPRHP. This is an increase of $106 million from the 2011-12 budget. The increase primarily reflects the inclusion of the proposed New York Works capital infrastructure acceleration program offset by attrition, shared services savings, and reductions taken for the CSEA and PEF collective bargaining agreements reached in 2011.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 1,736 FTEs for the Department. This is a decrease of 12 FTEs from the 2011-12 budget. The decrease primarily reflects additional attrition from the agency and the continuation of the hiring freeze.

Major budget actions include:

• Shifting $5 million in GF operating expenses to existing revenue streams in the Parks Patron Services Account.
• Providing OPRHP $94 million in capital funding under the New York Works infrastructure program to address the large backlog of capital rehabilitation and improvement needs in 48 State parks and historic sites and facilities operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority.
• The continuation of statewide spending reductions for the Department, including a 2.5 percent reduction in General Fund spending.

For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:

Briefing Book – Environment and Energy (PDF)

Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012

Click for additional detailed appropriation tables