Creates a task force on interagency cooperation within the forestry industry.

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S2140-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
• May 1, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Apr 30, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 26, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.590
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
• Jun 7, 2011: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S2140-2011 Meetings

Environmental Conservation: Apr 26, 2012, Environmental Conservation: Jun 7, 2011

S2140-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Apr 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 1, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 21, 2012

S2140-2011 Votes

S2140-2011 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.

S2140-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2140

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 18, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to form-
    ing a task force on interagency cooperation within the forest industry

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
  new section 9-0812 to read as follows:

  S 9-0812. TASK FORCE ON INTERAGENCY COOPERATION IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY.
    1. 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.
    2. THE TASK FORCE SHALL CONSIST OF SIX MEMBERS. THE TASK  FORCE  SHALL
  INCLUDE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS OR HIS OR HER DESIG-
  NEE,  THE  CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH
  AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OR HIS OR HER  DESIGNEE,  TWO  REPRESENTATIVES
  FROM  THE NEW YORK STATE FORESTRY INDUSTRY TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
  NOR, A REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A COUNTY LOCATED WITHIN THE
  CATSKILLS STATE PARK TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR,  AND  A  REPRESEN-
  TATIVE  OF  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  IN A COUNTY LOCATED WITHIN THE ADIRONDACK
  STATE PARK TO BE  APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR.  ALL  MEMBERS  SHALL  BE
  APPOINTED  WITHIN  ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
  SECTION.
    3. (A) THE TASK FORCE SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO EXPAND  THE
  ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF THOSE IN THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY.
    (B)  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO INCREASE
  COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY BETWEEN  GOVERNMENT  AGEN-
  CIES.
    (C)  THE  TASK  FORCE  SHALL  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO INCREASE
  COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY BETWEEN THOSE  ENGAGED  IN
  FORESTRY AND RELEVANT AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD02233-01-1

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    4.  MEMBERS  OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS.
  ANY PREMATURE VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF  THE  UNEX-
  PIRED TERM.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.