14-0101 – Short Title.

§ 14-0101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation act”.

14-0103 – Legislative Findings and Declarations.

§ 14-0103. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds and declares that: 1. New York’s coastal ecosystems are critical to the state’s environmental and economic security, and integral to the state’s high quality of life and culture. Healthy coastal ecosystems are part of the state’s legacy, and are necessary to support the state’s human and […]

14-0105 – Definitions.

§ 14-0105. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. “Coastal waters” means lakes Erie and Ontario, the St. Lawrence and Niagara rivers, the Hudson river south of the federal dam at Troy, the East river, the Harlem river, the Kill von Kull, and Arthur Kill, Long Island sound, and the Atlantic ocean, and their connecting […]

14-0107 – New York Ocean and Great Lakes Ecosystem Conservation Council.

§ 14-0107. New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council. 1. There is hereby created the New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council. The council shall consist of the following thirteen members: the commissioners of agriculture and markets, economic development, environmental conservation, general services, parks, recreation and historic preservation, health, education and […]

14-0109 – Responsibilities of the Council.

§ 14-0109. Responsibilities of the council. The New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council shall: 1. Promote the understanding, protection, restoration and enhancement of New York’s ocean and Great Lakes ecosystems while promoting sustainable and competitive economic development and job creation; 2. Ensure that community needs and aspirations are accommodated, recognizing the interdependent […]

14-0111 – Report to the Governor and Legislature.

§ 14-0111. Report to the governor and legislature. The New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council shall deliver a report to the governor and the legislature by November first, two thousand eight which shall: 1. demonstrate improvements that can be accomplished in the eastern Lake Ontario and the Long Island great south bay […]

14-0113 – State Agency Assistance.

§ 14-0113. State agency assistance. Any state agency, department, public benefit corporation or division, bureau or agency thereof may provide the council with the services of its agents, employees and facilities without charge to the council for the purpose of carrying out this article.