N.Y. Educ. Law § 233-c

§ 233-c. Study. The commissioner shall conduct a study which shall\ninclude, but not be limited to, documenting the history of the freedom\ntrail and underground railroad including identifying sites most likely\nto be eligible for inclusion on the national or state registers of\nhistoric places, or both; providing for the historic research and\ncompilation of contemporaneous reports and records necessary to document\nthe underground railroad sites in New York state, as well as the\ncontributions of individuals and organizations who participated in the\nactivities of the underground railroad; and developing cultural and\nhistoric guidebooks, local histories and the publication of public and\nprivate documents relating to the underground railroad. The commissioner\nshall consult with the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation\nand historic preservation and the national park service in the conduct\nof the study.\n