N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 14-0111
Report to the governor and legislature

The New York ocean and Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council shall deliver a report to the governor and the legislature by November first, two thousand eight which shall:

1.

demonstrate improvements that can be accomplished in the eastern Lake Ontario and the Long Island great south bay coastal ecosystems through ecosystem-based management in cooperation with resource managers, local governments, industry, conservation and community-based organizations, and academic and research institutions;

2.

define executive and legislative actions necessary to integrate ecosystem-based management with existing programs needed to advance the coastal ecosystem principles;

3.

include a plan, schedule, and funding opportunities for implementation of executive actions necessary to advance the policy and principles in § 14-0103 (Legislative findings and declarations)section 14-0103 of this article;

4.

create an ocean and coastal resources atlas to make information available to the public and decision makers;

5.

establish a research agenda that identifies priority issues in need of further research to enhance ecosystem-based management;

6.

recommend actions to preserve, restore and protect submerged aquatic vegetation populations and meadows; and

7.

identify opportunities for regional ecosystem-based management with neighboring states and the federal government.

Source: Section 14-0111 — Report to the governor and legislature, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/14-0111 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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