LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION paying tribute to the Interstate Environmental
Commission upon the occasion of celebrating its first 75 years of
service and achievement for the environment

WHEREAS, The Interstate Environmental Commission is a Tri-State environ-
mental agency, established by the Tri-State Compact between the States
of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, with regulatory and enforcement
powers in the area of water quality; and
WHEREAS, The Tri-State Compact was approved by the United States
Congress and is part of the New York State Environmental Conservation
Law (ECL 21.0501 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, The Tri-State Compact and the laws of New York State author-
ize the Interstate Environmental Commission to adopt, after public hear-
ing, regulations establishing water quality standards and procedures to
address water quality; and
WHEREAS, The Interstate Environmental Commission has implemented regu-
lations that have led to such beneficial advancements including but not
limited to, advance notification of planned discharges into the waters
of Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York to enable action to be taken to
minimize the impact on the member States; and
WHEREAS, Year-round disinfection requirements benefit human health,
aquatic health, recreation and industry; the Commission has continuously
acted as a steward of waters of the Environmental District; now there-
fore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to pay
tribute to the Interstate Environmental Commission upon the occasion of
celebrating its first 75 years of service and achievement for the envi-
ronment, and to urge the agency to continue to develop and amend water
quality standards and procedures, as well as provide critical data to
federal agencies and the States of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Interstate Environmental Commission; The Honorable Andrew
M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York; and Joe Martens, Acting
Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.