N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 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 coastal ecosystems

through ecosystem-based management in cooperation with resource

managers, local governments, industry, conservation and community-based

organizations, and academic and research institutions;

2. define executive and legislative actions necessary to integrate

ecosystem-based management with existing programs needed to advance the

coastal ecosystem principles;

3. include a plan, schedule, and funding opportunities for

implementation of executive actions necessary to advance the policy and

principles in section 14-0103 of this article;

4. create an ocean and coastal resources atlas to make information

available to the public and decision makers;

5. establish a research agenda that identifies priority issues in need

of further research to enhance ecosystem-based management;

6. recommend actions to preserve, restore and protect submerged

aquatic vegetation populations and meadows; and

7. identify opportunities for regional ecosystem-based management with

neighboring states and the federal government.