Buffalo Harbor State Park was created in 2014 from a portion of a larger transfer of 340 acres (1.4 km2) of land from the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to the Empire State Development Corporation. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation was scheduled to take over park operations in November 2014.[4] The $15 million development of the new park is part of an overall initiative to revitalize Buffalo's outer harbor.[2]