Chapter 13 Role of State Agencies

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Chapter 13 - Role of State Agencies

• Authority to provide recreation
• State park systems
• State fish and wildlife agencies
• State forests
• State tourism

• Other state outdoor functions
• SCORP
• Financing land acquisition
• Sample organization plans

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Authority to Provide Recreation

• Tenth amendment
• Great Ponds Act of 1641
• NY State Adirondack State Park 1885
• Open-space Program 1961

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Tenth Amendment (1791)of the U.S. Constitution
The powers not delegated to the United States by
the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the
states, are reserved to the states respectively,
or to the people.
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Adirondack Park 1885
Is the first and only wild land preserve to gain
constitutional protection when New York's voters
approved the inclusion of the "forever wild"
clause, into the state Constitution
Today, at 6 million acres and larger than
Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky,
and Everglades National Parks combined, it is the
largest park in the nation outside of Alaska.
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Map of the Adirondack Park, NYS
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Adirondack Park 1885
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Yosemite Developments

• Land originally given to California to manage
• State could not manage successfully
• Land given back to federal government
• Became national park in1891

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History of State Systems

• Illinois first state to purchase manage public
  lands
• Illinois first state to establish a state park
  system
• Surplus Property Act 1944 allowed federal lands
  to be converted to state lands
• Land Water Conservation Fund 1965 provided
  federal money to states

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State Outdoor Recreation

• State park state forest system
• Fish wildlife agencies
• Scenic highways parkways
• Wilderness areas
• Wild scenic rivers, trails, greenways
• Nature preserves natural heritage areas
• Land banks trust lands

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State Park System

• Usually this includes state parks, state
  recreation areas and other natural areas
• Focus for state parks is usually on preservation
  and conservation while still providing recreation
  opportunities.
• State recreation areas focus is more on providing
  active recreation experiences

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State Park Systems

• Illinois - first state agency for recreation
  (IAPD, 1928)
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• States with large populations (IL, CA, NY)

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Fish Wildlife

• Protecting, propagating, distribution of fish and
  animals
• Issue licenses and enforce laws
• Manage special lands sanctuaries, reserves,
  hatcheries
• Assist land owners
• Education

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State Forests

• Usually managed by separate department

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Other Agencies

• State fish and wildlife agencies
• State forests
• Tourism
• Other recreation functions
• Highway agencies
• Health dept.
• Nature preserves
• Historical features
• Trails, rivers, parkways

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A Comprehensive Plan (SCORP)

• Land Water Conservation Fund Act 1965
• Goal of LAWCON and SCORP
• Current situation with LAWCON

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Financing and Land Acquisition

• Before middle of 20th Century, land was acquired
  by
• original state holdings
• private tax delinquent lands
• lands acquired by state or fed govt
• gifts

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Financing and Land Acquisition

• Currently land is acquired by
• 1. LAWCON
• 2. Purchase leaseback
• 3. Donations
• 4. Right of eminent domain (condemnation)
• 5. Long-term leases
• 6. Public-use easements
• 7. OSLAD

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Your title Recreation Park Dir. Spring Break,
IL
The situation There is a need for more park
land in your community. There is an elderly
woman who lives in town who owns a great deal of
appealing land in terms of potential park space.
She was critical of the Recreation and Park
Department in the past and it isnt clear how
she feels about YOU or the department these
days. What might you do to address this
situation?