{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-961","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Executive Law § 961","heading":"Legislative declaration","body":"§ 961. Legislative declaration. The legislature hereby declares it to\nbe in the public interest to protect and manage the South Shore Estuary\nSystem as a single integrated estuary. It is further in the public\ninterest to establish a council made up of representatives of state and\nlocal governments and private citizens to create a South Shore Estuary\nReserve, prepare a comprehensive management plan and make\nrecommendations to preserve, protect and enhance the natural,\nrecreational, economic and educational resources of the reserve, which\nthe state and local governments may incorporate into policy, laws or\nregulations.","path":["Executive Law","Article 46. Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EXC/961","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"e1aebecf62a3aa7a7181e008d69f760e009338c70774c4c7d390ec43c23b53f1","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-960","next":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-961-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}