Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Office of

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 $342 million for OPRHP. This is a decrease of $54 million from the 2012-13 budget. Approximately $50 million of the decrease is due the magnitude of the New York Works capital acceleration program in 2012-13, and the remaining $4 million reflects the elimination of one-time local assistance funding and the transfer of employees to the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS).

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 1,719 FTEs for the Department. This staffing level reflects the transfer of 17 FTEs to the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) in 2012-13.

Major budget actions include:

Providing OPRHP $90 million in capital funding under the New York Works Infrastructure program from new appropriations and previously uncommitted re-appropriations to address the large backlog of capital rehabilitation and improvement needs in Statewide parks and historic sites. The Olympic Regional Development Authority and the Department of Agricultural and Markets will each receive $2.5 million from this funding source. An additional $45 million for new capital commitments will be made available to OPRHP from reappropriations, bringing total OPRHP new capital funding to $90 million.
The transfer of 17 FTEs to ITS.
The continuation of statewide spending reductions for the Department, including a 0.3 percent reduction in State Operations 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)

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available 2012-13	Appropriations Recommended 2013-14	Change From 2012-13	Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14
State Operations	224,965,500	224,338,500	(627,000)	22,473,800
Aid To Localities	14,825,000	11,725,000	(3,100,000)	15,648,500
Capital Projects	156,071,000	106,200,000	(49,871,000)	309,284,000
Total	395,861,500	342,263,500	(53,598,000)	347,406,300

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13	2013-14 Estimated FTEs 03/31/14	FTE Change
Administration
General Fund	55	55	0
Historic Preservation
General Fund	105	105	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	9	9	0
Park Operations
General Fund	1,259	1,259	0
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	6	6	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	173	173	0
Capital Projects Funds - Other	112	112	0
Total	1,719	1,719	0

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013

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