New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle A - Governor's Office
Chapter I - Executive Orders
Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo)
Section 4.169 - Executive order no. 169: directing state agencies to act consistently with the upper delaware river management plan

a. To protect and maintain the unique environmental, cultural and natural resources of the Upper Delaware River corridor, including the maintenance and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat and the continued public use and enjoyment of those resources, consistent with maintenance of the social and economic vitality of the area and the continued protection of private property rights; and

b. To involve local government officials and citizens in management of the Upper Delaware River, including seeking voluntary actions and local government cooperation to conserve resources, providing for planned growth that will maintain the essential character of the river valley, and fostering recognition of the unique character of the river valley; and

WHEREAS, the River Management Plan recommended implementation by an inter-governmental cooperative agency, the Upper Delaware Council, through the coordinated enforcement of existing federal, state and local laws; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Conservation, as the State's designee, has been a voting member of the Upper Delaware Council since January 1988; and

WHEREAS, the River Management Plan calls upon the Governor of the State of New York and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to assure that our respective states' management activities, programs and reviews are consistent with and supportive of the River Management Plan;

NOW, THEREFORE I MARIO M. CUOMO, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows: