New York A 1614: Establishes the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission

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A01614 Summary:

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Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission to evaluate and make recommendations concerning the reforestation and restoration of forests and ecological habitats in the state of New York.

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BILL NOA01614 

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01/10/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1614

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to establish the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable
 agriculture commission

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The state of New York, the nation and
 2 the world are facing a climate emergency. There has been a dramatic loss
 3 of forests and ecological habitat worldwide. A summary report issued in
 4 May 2019 by the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversi-
 5 ty and ecosystem services of the United Nations concludes that human
 6 activity is leading an unprecedented number of species into extinction
 7 which are critical for human survival. Human-made climate change is a
 8 result of increased greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. Forests
 9 and other ecosystems act as natural carbon sinks, which absorb carbon
 10 and reduce the impact of climate change. The commission shall seek to
 11 find out the extent of such loss and to make recommendations for their
 12 preservation, conservation, mitigation, restoration and expansion for
 13 the purpose of stopping climate catastrophe, ensuring clean water, air
 14 and land for the public health and strong economy, promoting outdoor
 15 recreation and preserving our natural resources and cultural heritage.
 16 § 2. A temporary state commission, to be known as the New York state
 17 reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission, hereafter
 18 referred to as the commission, is hereby created to evaluate and make
 19 recommendations concerning the reforestation and restoration of forests
 20 and ecological habitats in the state of New York.
 21 § 3. (a) The commission shall consist of seventeen members, to be
 22 appointed as follows: four members to be appointed by the governor;
 23 three members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 24 three members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; one member
 25 to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; one member to be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04188-01-5

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 1 appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; one member to be
 2 appointed by the commissioner of environmental conservation or such
 3 commissioner's designee; one member to be appointed by the commissioner
 4 of agriculture and markets or such commissioner's designee; one member
 5 to be appointed by the commissioner of the office of parks, recreation
 6 and historic preservation or such commissioner's designee; one member to
 7 be appointed by the executive director of the Adirondack park agency or
 8 such executive director's designee; and one member to be appointed by
 9 the director of the canal corporation or such director's designee. The
 10 governor shall designate the chairperson of the commission. Vacancies in
 11 the membership of the commission and among its officers shall be filled
 12 in the manner provided for original appointments or designations.
 13 (b) The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 14 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 15 incurred in the performance of their duties under this act. The commis-
 16 sion may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as it may deem