§ 35.05 Management plan. 1. For each area designated in subdivision\none of section 35.03 of this article the commissioner shall request\npreparation by the appropriate local governmental or heritage area\nplanning entity of a comprehensive management plan as hereinafter\nprovided. The commissioner shall fully cooperate and be consulted in\npreparation of such plan and shall ensure that relevant private\ninterests are consulted. Such plan shall be deemed to be the plan for\nboth state and local government. Each such plan shall be completed and\nsubmitted to the commissioner for his or her approval as provided in\nsubdivisions three and four of section 35.03 of this article.\n 2. The commissioner may require the chief executive officer of each\nlocal government with general jurisdiction over all or a portion of a\ndesignated area to identify a local official or local agency to be the\nagent for the local government in coordinating the preparation of the\nmanagement plan and to appoint a local heritage area advisory committee\nrepresentative of local civic, commercial, historic preservation,\neducational, recreational and conservation interests to advise the\ncommissioner and local government during preparation of the management\nplan. At least one public hearing on a draft management plan shall be\nheld in each designated area.\n 3. The local legislative body of each city, town or village within a\ndesignated area except that for the area designated pursuant to\nparagraphs (h), (o) and (q) of subdivision one of section 35.03 of this\narticle the legislative body of each county included in whole or in part\nwithin the area must approve the management plan before it is submitted\nto the commissioner for its approval. Each such plan shall be completed\nand submitted to the required local legislative bodies for approval and\nto the commissioner within forty-five days of the local approval.\n 4. Management plans shall be the fundamental document defining the\ngoals and boundaries for each state designated heritage area, and the\nmeans for the area's implementation and management. A management plan\nshall include, but need not be limited to:\n (a) The boundaries of the heritage area set forth in text and depicted\non a map. Areas or zones within the heritage area shall be identified\nfor particular nature and intensity of use including those zones most\nappropriately devoted to public use and development by state or local\ngovernment and private use. Boundaries shall be located as deemed\nnecessary or desirable for the purposes of resource protection, scenic\nintegrity, and management and administration in furtherance of the\npurposes of this title and the estimated cost thereof;\n (b) An inventory and designation of the natural and cultural resources\nwithin the heritage area;\n (c) Statement of the goals and objectives of the heritage area;\n (d) Identification of the types of uses, both public and private, to\nbe accommodated and their linkages to the overall statewide system;\n (e) Identification of properties, if any, to be acquired;\n (f) Description of the interpretive and educational exhibits and\nprograms to be undertaken;\n (g) Description of the program for encouraging and accommodating\nvisitation to the heritage area;\n (h) An economic assessment of the long and short term costs and\nbenefits related to the establishment, operation and maintenance of the\nheritage area, including comprehensive estimate of the costs of\nimplementing the management plan identified by source of funding and\nspecifically delineating expected state, local, federal and private\ncontributions;\n (i) Description of the techniques or means for the preservation and\nprotection of the natural and cultural resources within the heritage\narea including the means such as appropriate local legislation for\ndesignation and protection of historic properties or natural areas to\nassure that future local actions will be consistent with establis
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