Senate Bill S893

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a geoparks task force to survey and formulate a plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a management and development strategy

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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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2017-S893 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6681
Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6273
2013-2014: A5964
2015-2016: S5498, A6681
2019-2020: S1111, A5650
2021-2022: S4078

2017-S893 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a geoparks task force to survey and formulate a plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a management and development strategy for such parks.

2017-S893 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S893 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    893
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN ACT to establish a geoparks task force to  provide  a  plan  for  the
   identification  of  and  make recommendations for educational opportu-
   nities associated with geological sites  as  geoparks  throughout  the
   state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds that the
 state is geographically  rich  with  numerous  and  diverse  significant
 geological  sites.  In  the  nineteenth  century  this state was a world
 center for the study of geology. Furthermore,  the  state  museum  along
 with  a  number  of  private and public institutions of higher education
 teach and engage in geologic research. There are at least 68 significant
 geological sites within the 178 state parks.
   The Global Geoparks Network was established as a United Nations Educa-
 tional, Scientific and Cultural Organization program in 1998 to seek the
 promotion and conservation of the earth's geological heritage,  as  well
 as  fostering  sustainable research, education and development by inter-
 ested communities. At least  58  geoparks  in  18  countries  have  been
 included in such network.
   This legislature further finds that greater recognition of the state's
 geologic  resources  would  foster wider education about these resources
 and sustainable socio-economic development, such as geotourism.
   Therefore, this act establishes a geologic task force  to  survey  and
 formulate  a  plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a
 management and development strategy for geoparks.
   § 2. There is hereby established a geoparks task  force,  which  shall
 consist of eleven members. The membership of such task force shall be as
 follows: the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation

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

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