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Assembly Bill A1997

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes regional conservation partnerships for the preservation of open space and farmland

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2009-A1997 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-0316, En Con L; add §99-q, St Fin L

2009-A1997 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes regional conservation partnerships for the preservation of open space and farmland; provides such partnership shall provide matching fund partnerships between local, county and state governments; establishes the regional conservation partnerships dedicated fund.

2009-A1997 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1997

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
  law, in relation to regional conservation partnerships

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature  finds  and  declares
that agricultural and open space preservation are critical to the quali-
ty  of  life  and  economics of many townships throughout the state. The
historic and cultural identities of the towns are embodied by open space
and agricultural land resources. Open space and farmland help  to  shape
and  define  the  distinct  characteristics of individual villages. Real
estate values are enhanced by the availability of open space  and  farm-
land  resources  in  communities  where  such  resources are in decline.
Future generations will benefit from actions taken  by  local  towns  to
protect this irreplaceable part of our heritage. Towns and counties have
taken  actions  to preserve open space and farmland in some areas of the
state.  Such efforts should be supported by the state  in  the  form  of
regional conservation partnerships.
  Local  towns,  in partnerships with both county and state governments,
have traditionally  pursued  many  innovative  financing  strategies  to
preserve  farmland  and  open  space. Examples of such programs include:
purchase of development rights; transfer of development rights;  conser-
vation easements; and environmental savings funds. Preservation of farm-
land  and  open  space has been demonstrated to be highly cost effective
for local governments in terms of the ratio of revenue versus  the  cost
of community services. However, local governments, particularly on East-
ern  Long  Island,  are  currently at a critical crossroad in their land
preservation efforts. Accelerating development pressures and rising real
estate values combined with more stringent  local,  county,  state,  and
federal  budgets  suggest  that  more creative land conservation efforts

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03126-01-9
              

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