A 906: Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.
The bill aims to establish a state policy that promotes harmony between human activities and nature, with the goal of achieving social, economic, and technological progress for present and future generations. It seeks to ensure that the surroundings, including the nighttime sky, are healthy and aesthetically pleasing. The bill aims to balance the widest range of beneficial environmental uses with health and safety risks, while minimizing adverse impacts on the environment. It also seeks to preserve the unique qualities of special resources, such as forests, parks, and open spaces, and to promote good neighborly relations with neighboring states and Canada. The policy will take effect immediately, with the goal of fostering a healthier and more sustainable environment for all.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 906 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the state policy relating to preserving the unique qualities of the night- time sky The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1-0101 of the environmental 2 conservation law is amended to read as follows: 3 3. It shall further be the policy of the state to foster, promote, 4 create and maintain conditions under which [man] people and nature can 5 thrive in harmony with each other, and achieve social, economic and 6 technological progress for present and future generations by: 7 a. Assuring surroundings including the nighttime sky which are health- 8 ful and aesthetically pleasing; 9 b. Guaranteeing that the widest range of beneficial uses of the envi- 10 ronment is attained without risk to health or safety, unnecessary degra- 11 dation or other undesirable or unintended consequences; 12 c. Promoting patterns of development and technology which minimize 13 adverse impact on the environment; 14 d. Preserving the unique qualities including the nighttime sky of 15 special resources such as the Adirondack and Catskill forest preserves 16 and of state parks, farms and forested land and other open space; 17 e. Providing that care is taken for the air, water and other resources 18 that are shared with the other states of the United States and with 19 Canada in the manner of a good neighbor. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03110-01-5