2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 49 - Protection of Natural and Man-Made Beauty › Title 1 - Natural and Man Made Beauty › 49-0113 - Thirty by Thirty Conservation Goal.

* § 49-0113. Thirty by thirty conservation goal.
1.  It  shall  be  the  goal of the state to support and contribute to
national efforts to conserve at least thirty percent  of  United  States
lands  and  inland  waters  and at least thirty percent of United States
ocean areas by the year two thousand thirty.
2. The department in consultation with the commissioner of the  office
of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall develop strategies
and a methodology to achieve the goal, including but not limited to:
(a) coordination with the state land acquisition plan;
(b)  prioritizing  protections  for  water  sources  and  sole  source
aquifers, including wetlands protections;
(c) protections and restoration projects for preserving and increasing
biodiversity, including habitat restoration, with a focus on habitats of
endangered and threatened  species  including  resilient  and  connected
lands   and   corridors  providing  means  for  wildlife  migration  and
habitation;
(d) expanding access to nature and  nature's  benefits  and  equitable
outdoor access in communities in every region;
(e)  consideration  of  a  broad  range of landscapes including urban,
suburban and rural natural areas, wetlands, forests, and watersheds;
(f) consideration of the state's  economic  sustainability,  including
preservation  of  food  security and consultation with the department of
agriculture and markets on issues related to  farmland  preservation  of
working lands;
(g)  increasing  climate  resilience,  including  reducing  risk  from
extreme weather events including cooling urban  landscapes  and  natural
solutions to prevent erosion and flooding;
(h)  collaboration  with  federal  and  state research institutions to
utilize  innovative  scientific   observation   technology   to   better
understand  the  state's conservation needs and biodiversity and threats
thereto;
(i) implementing actions in a manner that  includes  consideration  of
the  urgency of meeting the goal while still preserving public input and
involvement;
(j) collaboration with tribal partners to incorporate tribal expertise
and traditional ecological knowledge to better  understand  the  state's
conservation needs and biodiversity and threats thereto; and
(k)  participating in regional, national, and international efforts to
advance biodiversity protection, including preventing extinctions.
3. Conservation measures shall be undertaken in ways  that  serve  all
communities,   including   low-income,   disadvantaged   and  vulnerable
communities, including by ensuring meaningful opportunities  for  public
input and involvement.
4.  The  department  shall  post  the draft strategies and methodology
developed to meet the goal  no  later  than  July  first,  two  thousand
twenty-four and hold at least one public hearing thereon. The department
shall post the final goal strategies and methodology on its website.
5.  The  department  shall maintain and, at least annually, update its
website to provide information with regard  to  the  implementation  and
status of the goal.
* NB Repealed January 1, 2031