Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Office of
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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 $390 million for OPRHP, a decrease of approximately $21 million from the FY 2016 budget. This change results primarily from the discontinuation of a one-time FY 2016 increase of $20 million in the Parks New York Works capital program as well as a transfer to the Office of Information Technology Services for centralized support of technology-related initiatives and operational solutions.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 1,735 FTEs for OPRHP in FY 2017, unchanged from FY 2016 levels.
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)
| Category | Available 2015-16 |
Appropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
Change From 2015-16 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2016-17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 224,318,500 | 224,338,000 | 19,500 | 26,697,900 |
| Aid To Localities | 13,305,000 | 11,325,000 | (1,980,000) | 34,362,100 |
| Capital Projects | 173,700,000 | 154,700,000 | (19,000,000) | 343,149,000 |
| Total | 411,323,500 | 390,363,000 | (20,960,500) | 404,209,000 |
| Program | 2015-16 Estimated FTEs 03/31/16 |
2016-17 Estimated FTEs 03/31/17 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| Historic Preservation | |||
| General Fund | 105 | 105 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Park Operations | |||
| General Fund | 1,207 | 1,152 | (55) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 181 | 216 | 35 |
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 168 | 188 | 20 |
| Total | 1,735 | 1,735 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/13/2016