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Senator · Senate District 42
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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.590
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2140
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to forming a task force on interagency cooperation within the forest industry
Purpose
Creates a task force on interagency cooperation within the forestry industry.
Summary of provisions
The Environmental Conservation law is amended to add a new section 9-0812 to create a new task force on interagency cooperation in the forest industry. The commissioner of the Department of Economic Development shall form a task force to develop a plan to increase interagency cooperation with respect to the forest industry. This task force shall consist of six members and include the commissioner of Agriculture and Markets or his/her designee, the chief executive officer of the NYS Energy Research and Development Authority or his/her designee, two representatives from the NYS Forestry Industry to be appointed by the governor, a representative of local government in a county located within the Catskills state park to be appointed by the governor and a representative of local government in a county located within the Adirondack state park to be appointed by the governor, all to be appointed within 120 days of the effective date. Subdivisions three and four defines the recommendations that are to be made by the task force and the period of time the task force shall serve for.
Justification
Forestry is an important industry for our environment and economy. The forestry industry has indicated closer coordination is necessary between government agencies. The Task Force created by this legislation would provide that coordination.
Legislative history
S.2894 of 2009: Referred to Environmental Conservation S.7798 of 2008: Referred to Energy
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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