Consider future climate risk in each acquisition of land.

Date Due:: N/A
Responsible Entity:: DEC
Action:: Consider future climate risk in each acquisition of land.
Summary:: In administering the NYS land acquisition program, NYS OPRHP and DEC must consider future climate risk.
Status:: ONGOING
Statute:: CRRA § 6 adds new §49-0203(3).

Statutory Language:

CRRA § 3: “Subdivision 3 of section 49-0203 of the environmental conservation law is renumbered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:

3. The department and the office shall consider future physical climate risk due to sea level rise, and/or storm surges and/or flooding, based on available data predicting the likelihood of future extreme weather events, including hazard risk analysis data if applicable."