New York A 906: Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky

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A00906 Summary:

BILL NOA00906 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1-0101, En Con L

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

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BILL NOA00906 

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01/08/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 906

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 state 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] people and nature can
 5 thrive in harmony with each other, and achieve social, economic and
 6 technological 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.
 LBD03110-01-5

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