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Assembly Bill A1610

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a state of New York state's natural environment annual report

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2015-A1610 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3-0121, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1325
2011-2012: A3858
2013-2014: A2477

2015-A1610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the department of environmental conservation to prepare an annual report detailing the condition of New York state's natural environment to be annually submitted to the governor, legislature and public on or before December 31.

2015-A1610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1610

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CAHILL, COLTON, LUPARDO, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  providing for a state of New York state's natural  environment  annual
  report

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 3-0121 to read as follows:
S 3-0121. STATE OF NEW YORK STATE'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ANNUAL REPORT.
  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PREPARE  AN  ANNUAL  REPORT (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION AS "REPORT") ON THE  STATE  OF  THE  STATE'S
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE STATE BEGIN-
NING IN CALENDAR YEARS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
  A.  IDENTIFICATION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CHANGES TO
THE QUALITY OF THE STATE'S NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, EFFECTS TO AIR, WATER, SOIL, WETLANDS, AND OTHER NATURAL COMMUNI-
TIES AND WILDLIFE, AND THE CAUSES UNDERLYING SUCH CHANGES; AND
  B. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMMATIC  ACCOMPLISHMENTS  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND
AREAS  IN  WHICH  SIGNIFICANT  ISSUES  AND PROBLEMS REMAIN UNRESOLVED OR
UNADDRESSED, AND PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR RESOLVING AND ADDRESSING SUCH ISSUES.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY USE  INFORMATION  AND  MATERIAL  CONTAINED  IN
OTHER REPORTS REQUIRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
  4.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE DATA FROM ANY  STATE  AGENCY  TO  CARRY  OUT  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  5.  SUCH  REPORT SHALL BE ANNUALLY SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, LEGISLA-
TURE AND PUBLIC ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
MAKE THE REPORT AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FREE  OF  CHARGE  AND
SUCH REPORT SHALL BE POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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