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§ 14-0109. Responsibilities of the council.    The  New  York  ocean  and  Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council  shall:    1. Promote the understanding, protection, restoration and  enhancement  of   New  York's  ocean  and  Great  Lakes  ecosystems  while  promoting  sustainable and competitive economic development and job creation;    2. Ensure that  community  needs  and  aspirations  are  accommodated,  recognizing   the   interdependent   goals   of   community  well-being,  environmental quality and economic viability;    3. Define and implement an adaptive approach  building  upon  existing  laws  and  programs to advance activities that affect coastal ecosystems  in order to ensure the coexistence  of  healthy  ecosystems  with  human  activities;    4.  Integrate  and coordinate ecosystem-based management with existing  laws and programs;    5. Develop guidelines for agency programs and activities  that  affect  coastal  ecosystems  to  advance the policy and principles delineated in  section 14-0103 of this article;    6. Encourage scientific research and  information  sharing  that  will  inform   ecosystem-based  management  decisions  and  enhance  ecosystem  management capabilities;    7. Use New York's private and public academic, research and non-profit  institutions  more  effectively  in  developing  and  advancing  coastal  ecosystem-based management;    8. Facilitate regional coordination and cooperation to address complex  coastal   resource  issues  which  cross  political  and  jurisdictional  boundaries.

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Statutes > New-york > Env > Article-14 > 14-0109

§ 14-0109. Responsibilities of the council.    The  New  York  ocean  and  Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council  shall:    1. Promote the understanding, protection, restoration and  enhancement  of   New  York's  ocean  and  Great  Lakes  ecosystems  while  promoting  sustainable and competitive economic development and job creation;    2. Ensure that  community  needs  and  aspirations  are  accommodated,  recognizing   the   interdependent   goals   of   community  well-being,  environmental quality and economic viability;    3. Define and implement an adaptive approach  building  upon  existing  laws  and  programs to advance activities that affect coastal ecosystems  in order to ensure the coexistence  of  healthy  ecosystems  with  human  activities;    4.  Integrate  and coordinate ecosystem-based management with existing  laws and programs;    5. Develop guidelines for agency programs and activities  that  affect  coastal  ecosystems  to  advance the policy and principles delineated in  section 14-0103 of this article;    6. Encourage scientific research and  information  sharing  that  will  inform   ecosystem-based  management  decisions  and  enhance  ecosystem  management capabilities;    7. Use New York's private and public academic, research and non-profit  institutions  more  effectively  in  developing  and  advancing  coastal  ecosystem-based management;    8. Facilitate regional coordination and cooperation to address complex  coastal   resource  issues  which  cross  political  and  jurisdictional  boundaries.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Env > Article-14 > 14-0109

§ 14-0109. Responsibilities of the council.    The  New  York  ocean  and  Great Lakes ecosystem conservation council  shall:    1. Promote the understanding, protection, restoration and  enhancement  of   New  York's  ocean  and  Great  Lakes  ecosystems  while  promoting  sustainable and competitive economic development and job creation;    2. Ensure that  community  needs  and  aspirations  are  accommodated,  recognizing   the   interdependent   goals   of   community  well-being,  environmental quality and economic viability;    3. Define and implement an adaptive approach  building  upon  existing  laws  and  programs to advance activities that affect coastal ecosystems  in order to ensure the coexistence  of  healthy  ecosystems  with  human  activities;    4.  Integrate  and coordinate ecosystem-based management with existing  laws and programs;    5. Develop guidelines for agency programs and activities  that  affect  coastal  ecosystems  to  advance the policy and principles delineated in  section 14-0103 of this article;    6. Encourage scientific research and  information  sharing  that  will  inform   ecosystem-based  management  decisions  and  enhance  ecosystem  management capabilities;    7. Use New York's private and public academic, research and non-profit  institutions  more  effectively  in  developing  and  advancing  coastal  ecosystem-based management;    8. Facilitate regional coordination and cooperation to address complex  coastal   resource  issues  which  cross  political  and  jurisdictional  boundaries.