2010 New York Code
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 14 - (14-0101 - 14-0113) NEW YORK OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION ACT
14-0111 - Report to the governor and legislature.

§ 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 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.