N.Y. Executive Law § 961: Legislative declaration

§ 961. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares it to

be in the public interest to protect and manage the South Shore Estuary

System as a single integrated estuary. It is further in the public

interest to establish a council made up of representatives of state and

local governments and private citizens to create a South Shore Estuary

Reserve, prepare a comprehensive management plan and make

recommendations to preserve, protect and enhance the natural,

recreational, economic and educational resources of the reserve, which

the state and local governments may incorporate into policy, laws or

regulations.