Assembly Bill A612

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky

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  • 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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2015-A612 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2341
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-0101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7276, S3891
2011-2012: A1846, S4850
2013-2014: A1072, S5176
2017-2018: A3882
2019-2020: A1109
2021-2022: A1593
2023-2024: A482

2015-A612 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.

2015-A612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   612

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO,
  CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRENNAN, COOK, GLICK, HOOPER,
  ORTIZ, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to stat-
  ing  policy  relating to preserving the unique qualities of the night-
  time sky

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  1-0101  of the environmental
conservation law is amended to read as follows:
  3. It shall further be the policy of the  state  to  foster,  promote,
create  and maintain conditions under which man and nature can thrive in
harmony with each other, and achieve social, economic and  technological
progress for present and future generations by:
  a. Assuring surroundings INCLUDING THE NIGHTTIME SKY which are health-
ful and aesthetically pleasing;
  b.  Guaranteeing that the widest range of beneficial uses of the envi-
ronment is attained without risk to health or safety, unnecessary degra-
dation or other undesirable or unintended   consequences;
  c. Promoting patterns of development  and  technology  which  minimize
adverse impact on the environment;
  d.  Preserving  the  unique  qualities  INCLUDING THE NIGHTTIME SKY of
special resources such as the Adirondack and Catskill  forest  preserves
AND OF STATE PARKS, FARMS AND FORESTED LAND AND OTHER OPEN SPACE;
  e. Providing that care is taken for the air, water and other resources
that  are  shared  with  the  other states of the United States and with
Canada in the manner of a good neighbor.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04118-01-5

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