New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Legislative and Federal Liaison Office Office of General Counsel…

16867-97: Reverse chronological by year and then by type of material.

16867-99: Arranged by proposal number.

16867-10, 16867-12, 16867-22: Chronological.

This series consists of records pertaining to formulation of DEC departmental legislation, including legislative proposals; legislative initiation forms; bills; documents tracking progress of bills; sponsor memorandums; comments from other agencies; position statements; and correspondence.

16867-97: In this accretion a wide variety of proposed environmental legislation (dealing mostly with wildlife conservation) is present. Issues include the status of various species as endangered; the status of various species as game animals; hunting seasons and hunting regulations for specific areas of the state; licensing regulations; and the regulation of commercial fishing and fish hatcheries.

16867-99: This accretion consists of files of legislation proposed by the DEC in 1979 and 1980. Files for both years appear to be incomplete. Typically, a file contains a memorandum from departmental counsel to the governor that outlines a statement of purpose, the existing law (if any), arguments in support, budget implications, legislative history, and possible objections. In addition, a copy of the text of the proposed new law, or of the proposed addition, deletion or change to existing laws, is included.

16867-10: This accretion consists of legislation proposed by the DEC from 1987-1994, including major bills such as the Nickels Bill and the establishment of the Environmental Assistance Fund. It also includes governor's program bills for 1992 and 1994.

16867-12: This accretion consists of legislation proposed by the DEC from 1978-1986, including bills such as the High Tech Facility Bill and the Bottle Bill. The series also includes various memorandums and other proposed legislation.

16867-99, 16867-10, 16867-17A: Container list.

16867-12: Partial folder list.

16867-12: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 900017 and 880013.

16867-17: This accretion includes records from transfer list 99051I.

16867-17A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 010133.

16867-22: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 070126 and 180126.

16867-97: This accession resulted from a project in 1997 by Archives staff to accession or integrate estrayed or unidentified records. Records were transferred to the Archives sometime prior to November 1987, but accessioning was delayed.

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