§ 9-0803 — Forest resources assessment

§ 9-0803. Forest resources assessment.\n The department is authorized to carry out a comprehensive statewide\nassessment (hereinafter referred to as the assessment) of the present\nand anticipated future conditions of the forest resources of New York\nstate. The initial assessment shall be prepared on or before September\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-six and subsequent assessments shall\nbe prepared at least once every ten years. Assessments shall include but\nnot be limited to the following:\n 1. an inventory of present supply of and demand for renewable forest\nresources;\n 2. an analysis of future supply of and demand for renewable forest\nresources; and\n 3. a description of present programs and responsibilities of all major\norganizations involved in the management of public and private forest\nresources.\n The assessment will include all of the ecologic, sociologic,\naesthetic, and economic data necessary to achieve the purposes of this\nact. The department shall develop and maintain an efficient system for\ncollecting, storing, and analyzing these data, and shall prepare an\nassessment update at least once every five years.\n