Champlain Basin Compact (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 21 Pollution Control Compacts; Title 11) Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale New York Type du document Législation Date 1909 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Accord sous-national Eaux superficielles Bassin/captage/bassin versant Zones humides Utilisation durable Politique/planification Eaux continentales Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé This Title of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York New adopts the Champlain Basin Compact. It provides that the signatory parties recognize the water and related resources of the Champlain Basin as regional assets vested with local, state and national interests for which they have joint responsibility, and that the conservation, utilization, development, management and control of the water and related resources of the Champlain Basin under a comprehensive multi-purpose plan is essential to provide the greatest benefits for the public welfare. The signatory parties acknowledge that planning and protection are essential in order to assure orderly development, safeguard the values of the area, and preserve the magnificent beauties and amenities of the great boundary sea of Lake Champlain and its environs, and this need is greatest in the areas most subject to the pressures of urbanization, the counties riparian on Lake Champlain and in particular the lake and its immediate environs. Texte intégral Anglais Site web public.leginfo.state.ny.us