New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.57 - Executive order no. 57: establishing the new york city watershed protection and partnership council

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the primary sources of water for the New York City
					 water supply system originate in portions of the Catskill Mountain Region and
					 the Hudson River Valley, commonly referred to as the Watershed of the New York
					 City water supply and its sources, which includes over 1,900 square miles and
					 portions of eight counties, 60 towns and 12 villages;
WHEREAS, the continued adequate supply of exceptional
					 drinking water for the eight million residents of the City of New York and the
					 one million New York State residents outside the City who depend upon the City
					 of New York drinking water supply is vital to the health and social and
					 economic well-being of the New York City metropolitan area and environs;
WHEREAS, the people of the watershed region have long acted
					 as stewards of the watershed, enabling the continued supply of high quality
					 drinking water, contributing an invaluable resource to the New York City
					 metropolitan area;
WHEREAS, the State of New York, the City of New York, the
					 Coalition of Watershed Towns, the Catskill Watershed Corporation, Westchester
					 County, Putnam County, certain municipal corporations, the United States
					 Environmental Protection Agency and certain environmental organizations entered
					 into the New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement ("Watershed
					 Agreement") on January 21, 1997;
WHEREAS, the New York City Watershed Memorandum of
					 Agreement provides for the establishment of a Watershed Protection and
					 Partnership Council ("Partnership Council") to aid in the protection of
					 drinking water quality and the economic vitality of the Watershed communities.
					 The Partnership Council will represent a broad-based diverse group of interests
					 that share the common goal of protecting and enhancing the environmental
					 integrity of the Watershed and the economic vitality of the Watershed
					 communities; and
WHEREAS, the New York City Watershed Memorandum of
					 Agreement provides for the establishment of a 27-member Partnership Council; a
					 16-member Executive Committee and the following subcommittees which shall
					 report to the Executive Committee: an 11-member East of Hudson Advisory
					 Committee; a 14-member Technical Advisory Committee; and an 11-member East of
					 Hudson Sporting Advisory Committee. The membership of the Partnership Council,
					 Executive Committee and the subcommittees shall be through appointment of the
					 Governor of the State of New York, the Mayor of the City of New York, the
					 municipal corporations and the environmental organizations that are parties to
					 the New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby establish the Watershed Protection and
					 Partnership Council.
1. MEMBERSHIP
(a) Twenty-seven members, consisting of: an
				  Executive Committee, whose membership is set forth below in subparagraph (b); a
				  member chosen by the Mayor of the City of New York to represent the City
				  business community; the commissioners of the New York State Department of
				  Agriculture and Markets and the Department of Economic Development, the New
				  York State Secretary of State and the President of the New York City Economic
				  Development Corporation, ex officio; a member who may be appointed by the
				  President pro tem of the State Senate; a member who may be appointed by the
				  Speaker of the New York State Assembly; one member chosen by the Speaker of the
				  New York City Council; one member chosen by the Westchester County Executive to
				  represent Westchester County consumers of the New York City water supply; one
				  member chosen by the Dutchess County Executive; and one member chosen by the
				  environmental organizations that are parties to the Watershed
				  Agreement.
(b) Executive Committee.
				  An employee of the Governor's office appointed by the Governor; a member
				  appointed by the Governor to represent the Watershed business community; two
				  members appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York, one of whom will be a
				  city employee to represent the Mayor's office and one of whom will represent
				  the rate-paying consumers of the city drinking water supply; three members
				  chosen by the municipal parties west of the Hudson River pursuant to the
				  Watershed Agreement; one member chosen by the Westchester County Executive; one
				  member chosen by the Putnam County Executive, subject to confirmation by the
				  Putnam County Legislature; one member chosen by the environmental organizations
				  that are parties to the Watershed Agreement to represent the environmental
				  community; the commissioners of the New York State Department of Environmental
				  Conservation and the Department of Health, ex officio; the commissioners of the
				  New York City Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health,
				  ex officio; and, as non-voting, ex officio members, the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency Region II Administrator and the chairperson of
				  the Watershed Agricultural Council.
(c) Subcommittees.
(i) East of Hudson Advisory Committee. An
				  East of Hudson Advisory Committee is established consisting of 11-members that
				  shall report to the Executive Committee. The membership shall consist of: one
				  member appointed by the Governor; one member to be appointed by the Mayor of
				  the City of New York; two members to be appointed by the Putnam County
				  Executive, subject to confirmation by the Putnam County Legislature; two
				  members to be appointed by the Westchester County Executive; one member to be
				  appointed by the Dutchess County Executive; one member to be appointed by the
				  environmental organizations that are parties to the Watershed Agreement to
				  represent the environmental community; and three ex officio non-voting members,
				  the commissioners of the New York State Department of Environmental
				  Conservation and the Department of Health, and the commissioner of the New York
				  City Department of Environmental Protection. The chairperson shall be chosen by
				  a majority of the voting membership of the committee.
(ii) Technical Advisory Committee. A
				  Technical Advisory Committee is hereby established consisting of a 14-member
				  committee that shall report to the Executive Committee. All members shall have
				  the appropriate scientific or technical expertise to fulfill the purposes of
				  the committee as set forth in the Watershed Agreement. The membership shall
				  consist of: one member appointed by the Governor; one member to be appointed by
				  the Mayor of the City of New York to represent city consumers of the city's
				  water supply; three members to be appointed by the municipal parties west of
				  the Hudson River pursuant to the Watershed Agreement; one member to be
				  appointed by the Putnam County Executive subject to confirmation by the Putnam
				  County Legislature; one member to be appointed by the Westchester County
				  Executive; one member to be appointed by the Dutchess County Executive; one
				  member to be chosen by the environmental organizations that are parties to the
				  Watershed Agreement; four ex officio members: the Commissioners of the New York
				  State Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health and the
				  New York City Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health;
				  and one ex officio non-voting member, the United States Environmental
				  Protection Agency Region II Administrator. The chairperson shall be chosen by a
				  majority of all committee members.
(iii) East of Hudson Sporting Advisory
				  Committee. An East of Hudson Sporting Advisory Committee is hereby established
				  and shall consist of: one member to be appointed by the Putnam County Executive
				  subject to confirmation by the Putnam County Legislature; one member to be
				  appointed by the Westchester County Executive; three members to represent
				  organized hunting, sporting, recreational or fishing groups, with the Putnam
				  County Executive, subject to confirmation by the Putnam County Legislature, the
				  Westchester County Executive and the Dutchess County Executive each appointing
				  one member; one member chosen by the environmental organizations that are
				  parties to the Watershed Agreement; three ex officio members, the commissioners
				  of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the
				  Department of Health and the New York City Department of Environmental
				  Protection; and two ex officio non-voting members: the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency Region II Administrator and the Commissioner of
				  the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The
				  chairperson shall be chosen by a majority vote of the committee's
				  members.