NY A10669

Expands the resident curator program to lease "at-risk structures" (vacant buildings at risk of deterioration) in state parks for up to 40 years to individuals who rehabilitate and maintain them for residential use.

Requires the Parks Commissioner to consult with the State Board for Historic Preservation prior to entering into any resident curator lease, particularly for structures eligible for listing on state and national registers of historic places.

Mandates the Commissioner to adopt a plan identifying at-risk structures within state parks and historic sites, and present this plan along with program rules and regulations to the State Board for Historic Preservation for approval.

Changes lease criteria from commissioner discretion to established rules, and removes language previously authorizing specific named buildings to be leased.

Maintains existing protections prohibiting displacement of currently employed workers, loss of positions, or impairment of collective bargaining agreements.