New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo) › Section 4.169 - Executive order no. 169: directing state agencies to act consistently with the upper delaware river management plan

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the State of New York supported Congress'
					 designation of the Upper Delaware River in 1978 as a Scenic and Recreational
					 River within the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and
WHEREAS, the legislation designating the Upper Delaware
					 Scenic and Recreational River, P.L. 95-625, called for the preparation of a
					 management plan for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (the
					 "River Management Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the State of New York participated in the
					 development of the River Management Plan, which was adopted by the Secretary of
					 the Interior on September 29, 1987; and
WHEREAS, the River Management Plan has the following
					 objectives:
a. To protect and maintain
				  the unique environmental, cultural and natural resources of the Upper Delaware
				  River corridor, including the maintenance and improvement of fish and wildlife
				  habitat and the continued public use and enjoyment of those resources,
				  consistent with maintenance of the social and economic vitality of the area and
				  the continued protection of private property rights; and
b. To involve local government officials and
				  citizens in management of the Upper Delaware River, including seeking voluntary
				  actions and local government cooperation to conserve resources, providing for
				  planned growth that will maintain the essential character of the river valley,
				  and fostering recognition of the unique character of the river valley; and
WHEREAS, the River Management Plan recommended
					 implementation by an inter-governmental cooperative agency, the Upper Delaware
					 Council, through the coordinated enforcement of existing federal, state and
					 local laws; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Conservation, as
					 the State's designee, has been a voting member of the Upper Delaware Council
					 since January 1988; and
WHEREAS, the River Management Plan calls upon the Governor
					 of the State of New York and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
					 to assure that our respective states' management activities, programs and
					 reviews are consistent with and supportive of the River Management Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE I MARIO M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of
					 New York, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of
					 the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. Designated State Agency
The Department of Environmental Conservation shall
					 coordinate the implementation by State agencies of the River Management Plan
					 and it shall receive and administer any federal grants given to the State
					 intended for that purpose.
The Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, or a person
					 designated by the Commissioner, shall continue to represent the State as a
					 member of the Upper Delaware Council.
II. Cooperation by State Agencies
All State agencies shall act consistently with the River
					 Management Plan to the extent permitted by applicable law. The Department of
					 Environmental Conservation shall provide to other State agencies such technical
					 information and assistance as they may require in order to comply with this
					 Order.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: March 22,
					 1993