§ 9-0803. Forest resources assessment.

The department is authorized to carry out a comprehensive statewide
assessment (hereinafter referred to as the assessment) of the present
and anticipated future conditions of the forest resources of New York
state. The initial assessment shall be prepared on or before September
thirtieth, nineteen hundred eighty-six and subsequent assessments shall
be prepared at least once every ten years. Assessments shall include but
not be limited to the following:

1. an inventory of present supply of and demand for renewable forest
resources;

2. an analysis of future supply of and demand for renewable forest
resources; and

3. a description of present programs and responsibilities of all major
organizations involved in the management of public and private forest
resources.

The assessment will include all of the ecologic, sociologic,
aesthetic, and economic data necessary to achieve the purposes of this
act. The department shall develop and maintain an efficient system for
collecting, storing, and analyzing these data, and shall prepare an
assessment update at least once every five years.