Bill Text: NY A03882 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to environmental conservation [A03882 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A03882-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3882
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 30, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED, GALEF, DINOWITZ, LUPARDO,
          CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK,  HOOPER,  ORTIZ,
          PAULIN  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Environmental
          Conservation
        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to stat-
          ing policy relating to preserving the unique qualities of  the  night-
          time sky
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision  3  of  section  1-0101  of  the  environmental
     2  conservation law is amended to read as follows:
     3    3.  It  shall  further  be the policy of the state to foster, promote,
     4  create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can thrive  in
     5  harmony  with each other, and achieve social, economic and technological
     6  progress for present and future generations by:
     7    a. Assuring surroundings including the nighttime sky which are health-
     8  ful and aesthetically pleasing;
     9    b. Guaranteeing that the widest range of beneficial uses of the  envi-
    10  ronment is attained without risk to health or safety, unnecessary degra-
    11  dation or other undesirable or unintended   consequences;
    12    c.  Promoting  patterns  of  development and technology which minimize
    13  adverse impact on the environment;
    14    d. Preserving the unique qualities  including  the  nighttime  sky  of
    15  special  resources  such as the Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves
    16  and of state parks, farms and forested land and other open space;
    17    e. Providing that care is taken for the air, water and other resources
    18  that are shared with the other states of  the  United  States  and  with
    19  Canada in the manner of a good neighbor.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05335-01-7