Bill Text: NY S04850 | 2011-2012 | 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 (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S04850 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04850-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4850
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 27, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
         vation
       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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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