N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 47-0103: Declaration of policy

§ 47-0103. Declaration of policy.

The legislature hereby finds and declares that the management and

conservation of our environment is essential to the health and wellbeing

of the people of the state. Local county or regional understanding of

the importance of all aspects of the environment is necessary for the

most balanced use of natural resources. Local participation in planning

of activities which influence the ecological balance of the locality and

therefore the state is important. It is in the best interest of the

citizens of the state to have environmental management councils which

shall be responsible for reviewing and advising local and state

government, and where resources within the county are influenced, the

federal government, on present and proposed methods of using, protecting

and conserving the environment for the benefit of all the people.