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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2477
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. CAHILL, COLTON, LUPARDO, ORTIZ, SWEENEY -- 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:
1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
2 new section 3-0121 to read as follows:
3 § 3-0121. State of New York state's natural environment annual report.
4 1. The commissioner shall prepare an annual report (hereinafter
5 referred to in this section as "report") on the state of the state's
6 natural environment to be available to the residents of the state begin-
7 ning in calendar years following the effective date of this section.
8 2. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
9 a. Identification of any significant positive and negative changes to
10 the quality of the state's natural environment including, but not limit-
11 ed to, effects to air, water, soil, wetlands, and other natural communi-
12 ties and wildlife, and the causes underlying such changes; and
13 b. Significant programmatic accomplishments of the department and
14 areas in which significant issues and problems remain unresolved or
15 unaddressed, and proposed legislative and administrative recommendations
16 for resolving and addressing such issues.
17 3. The commissioner may use information and material contained in
18 other reports required from the department.
19 4. To the maximum extent feasible, the commissioner shall be entitled
20 to request and receive data from any state agency to carry out the
21 provisions of this section.
22 5. Such report shall be annually submitted to the governor, legisla-
23 ture and public on or before December thirty-first. The department shall
24 make the report available to members of the public free of charge and
25 such report shall be posted on the department's internet website.
26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05895-01-3
