assembly Bill A5793

2015-2016 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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Mar 08, 2016 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 06, 2016 referred to economic development
Mar 04, 2015 referred to economic development

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A5793 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1586
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2320, S4293
2011-2012: A5362, S1100
2013-2014: A4393, S2638
2017-2018: S3642
2019-2020: S4554
2021-2022: S5002
2023-2024: S6197

A5793 (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.

A5793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  5793

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH, SCHIMMINGER, SILVER, CAHILL, COOK,
  LUPARDO, LIFTON, BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,
  CLARK,  COLTON,  GALEF,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  MARKEY,  MORELLE,  ORTIZ,
  PAULIN, PERRY, SCARBOROUGH, THIELE -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Economic Development

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
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04900-01-5