Assembly Bill A2320

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates a sustainable development task force to study the feasibility of adopting a regulatory system to achieve goal of sustainable development

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2320 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4293
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5362, S1100
2013-2014: A4393, S2638
2015-2016: A5793, S1586
2017-2018: S3642
2019-2020: S4554
2021-2022: S5002
2023-2024: S6197

2009-A2320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a fifteen member sustainable development task force to study the feasibility of adopting a goal oriented and performance based regulatory system to achieve the goal of sustainable development in the state; sets forth certain goals and makes provision for organization of the task force.

2009-A2320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2320

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH, SCHIMMINGER, SILVER, HOYT, CAHILL,
  P. RIVERA, COOK, STIRPE, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  BRENNAN,  CANESTRARI, CLARK, COLTON, DESTITO, GALEF, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  GREENE, JACOBS, JOHN, MARKEY,  McENENY,  MILLMAN,  MOLINARO,  MORELLE,
  ORTIZ,  PAULIN,  PHEFFER,  SCARBOROUGH,  SWEENEY, THIELE, TOWNS, WEIN-
  STEIN, WEISENBERG -- read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT creating a sustainable development task force to study the feasi-
  bility  of  adopting  goal  oriented  and performance based regulatory
  systems to achieve a goal of sustainable development for the state  of
  New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. As used in this act, the term:
  (1) "Benchmarks" means interim indicators that measure the progress in
achieving measurable objectives and long term measurable goals.
  (2) "Long term measurable goals" means the attainment of the condition
for a parameter that is necessary  to  achieve  sustainable  development
within 25 years.
  (3)  "Measurable objectives" means measurable achievements at specific
points in time, typically in two- to five-year segments  that  over  the
duration achieve long term measurable goals.
  (4)  "Sustainable development" means managing the use, development and
protection of natural and physical resources in a way,  or  at  a  rate,
that enables people to meet their current needs without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
  S 2. The legislature finds and declares that:
  (1)  In  order to establish a policy of sustainable development neces-
sary for economic competitiveness in the twenty-first century, the state
must achieve the following intermediate value goals:
  (a) A competitive and balanced economy;
  (b) A healthy environment;
  (c) A continuing resource base; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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