NY Exec L § 964-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 46 - Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve 964-B - Duties of the Council.

§ 964-b. Duties  of  the council. The council shall have the following   duties:1. To meet not less than once every two months until the  adoption  of   the  plan and to encourage attendance at such meeting of representatives   of  local  governments  and   interested   parties   affected   by   the   deliberations of the council;2.  To  send  copies  of  the minutes of each meeting to each town and   village within the reserve,  the  county  executive  of  the  county  of   Nassau,  the  county  executive of the county of Suffolk, the members of   the Assembly and Senate representing areas within the reserve,  and  any   other interested party upon request;3.  To hold public hearings pursuant to section nine hundred sixty-six   of this article;4. To designate land and water bodies to be included in the reserve as   defined in subdivision four of section nine hundred  sixty-two  of  this   article  and  to  adopt  and  publish  a  map  and  written  description   delineating the boundary of the reserve;5. To make appointments to the advisory committees authorized pursuant   to section nine hundred sixty-five of this article, and to create  other   advisory committees as necessary;6.  To  review and evaluate existing studies, modeling, methodologies,   data and recommendations for their application to the plan;7. To adopt a comprehensive management plan for the Long Island  South   Shore  Estuary  Reserve  which  the  state  and  local  governments  may   implement. Estuary segmentation or  partitioning  of  the  estuary  into   spatial  units  may  be  necessary  at  times  for  summarizing data for   geographic areas, for the development of certain scientific  models,  or   for  interim  management measures. The council shall prioritize problems   and  opportunities  within  the  estuary  based  upon  use  impairments,   resource  management  needs  and areas experiencing intense recreational   use;8.  To  identify  funding   mechanisms   for   the   preparation   and   implementation of the plan;9.  To  identify  specific  tasks or studies and the amount of funding   necessary to carry out the provisions of this article  and  report  such   findings to the governor and the legislature;10. To prepare interim reports and recommendations;11.  To prepare or cause to be prepared educational materials designed   to inform the public about the value of  the  Estuary,  its  appropriate   uses and methods to protect it;12.  To  consider  designation  of  the  South  Shore Estuary into the   Federal National Estuary  program  pursuant  to  section  three  hundred   twenty  of  the  Federal  Clean  Water  Act. Development of a nomination   application for federal designation of the South Shore  Estuary  may  be   concurrent with the development of the comprehensive management plan;13. To encourage, and where feasible, facilitate implementation of the   recommendations of the plan;14.  To  encourage individuals, corporations, associations, and public   entities to protect and preserve the unique resources  of  the  reserve;   and15.  To  biannually  review  the  plan  and  the  effectiveness of its   implementation, and where necessary, revise the  plan  and  submit  such   revision  to each town and village within the reserve, the governor, the   legislature and any other interested party upon request.