Our Old Mandate

The Commission shall develop a plan and generic environmental impact statement for the creation of the Niagara River Greenway that will…

  • Designate the specific boundaries of the Greenway.
  • Create an inventory of existing park and other lands under the jurisdiction of the state, public corporations and municipalities.
  • Identify other lands that can contribute to the purposes of the Greenway.
  • Recommend how the Greenway could be linked to upland and interior communities in order to promote linkages to the River.
  • Evaluate how economic development activities in proximity to the Greenway can support and complement the Greenway.
  • Recommend cooperative efforts with the Province of Ontario and Nation of Canada.
  • Identify sources of funding.
  • Identify the ways for the Commission to work with municipal, state, and federal agencies, public and private corporations, not-for -profit organizations and private property owners and interests.
  • Make recommendations for the on-going operation and maintenance of the Greenway.
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