Bill Text: NY J03292 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5, 2020, as World Environment Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-12-28 - ADOPTED [J03292 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J03292-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 3292

BY: Senator PERSAUD

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        June  5, 2020, as World Environment Day in the State
        of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of  this  Legislative  Body  to  recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness of serious issues
that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5, 2020, as World
Environment Day in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, World Environment Day takes place every year on  June  5th;
it  is  the  United  Nations' most important day for promoting worldwide
awareness and action for the protection of  our  environment;  since  it
began  in  1974,  it  has  grown  to  be the largest global platform for
environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people in
more than 100 countries; and

  WHEREAS, World Environment Day  is  the  "people's  day"  for  doing
something  to  take  care  of the Earth; that "something" can be focused
locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action  or  involve  a
crowd; everyone is free to choose; and

  WHEREAS,  The theme for 2020 World Environment Day is "biodiversity"
which is the shortened form of two words "biological"  and  "diversity";
it refers to all the variety of life that can be found on Earth (plants,
animals,  fungi  and micro-organisms) as well as to the communities they
form and the habitats in which they live; and

  WHEREAS, This year's theme invites us all to recognize the  severity
that  one million plant and animal species are facing extinction, and to
realize there  has  never  been  a  more  important  time  to  focus  on
biodiversity; and

  WHEREAS,  There  is  an urgency, ambition and action to address this
crisis  facing  nature;  it  is  also  an  opportunity  to  more   fully
incorporate nature-based solutions into global climate action; and

  WHEREAS,  It is imperative that there be greater public awareness of
this serious environmental issue, and more  must  be  done  to  increase
activity  at  the  local, state, national and international levels; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
memorialize  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 5, 2020, as World
Environment Day in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.