S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4356--A Cal. No. 257 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 21, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, RITCHIE, VALESKY -- (at request of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environ- mental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading AN ACT to amend the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to authorizing directors of soil and water conservation districts to undertake public information and education programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 9 of the soil and water conservation districts law 2 is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 3 (16) WITHIN THE LIMITS OF APPROPRIATIONS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH 4 PURPOSES, TO UNDERTAKE A PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM 5 REGARDING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION 6 OF THE SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES OF THIS STATE SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO 7 OF THIS CHAPTER. 8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04343-03-4