NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION
                              ARTICLE XIV
                             Conservation
  Section  1. The lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired,
constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever
kept as  wild  forest  lands.  They  shall  not  be  leased,  sold  or
exchanged,  or  be  taken  by  any corporation, public or private, nor
shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed. Nothing herein
contained shall prevent the state from  constructing,  completing  and
maintaining   any   highway   heretofore  specifically  authorized  by
constitutional amendment, nor from  constructing  and  maintaining  to
federal  standards  federal  aid interstate highway route five hundred
two from a point in the vicinity of the city of  Glens  Falls,  thence
northerly  to  the  vicinity  of  the  villages  of  Lake  George  and
Warrensburg, the hamlets of South Horicon and Pottersville and  thence
northerly  in  a  generally  straight line on the west side of Schroon
Lake to the  vicinity  of  the  hamlet  of  Schroon,  then  continuing
northerly  to  the  vicinity of Schroon Falls, Schroon River and North
Hudson, and to the east of Makomis Mountain, east of the hamlet of New
Russia, east of the village of Elizabethtown and continuing  northerly
in   the  vicinity  of  the  hamlet  of  Towers  Forge,  and  east  of
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain and continuing northerly to the vicinity  of
the  village  of  Keeseville  and  the city of Plattsburgh, all of the
aforesaid taking not to exceed a total of three hundred acres of state
forest preserve land, nor from constructing and maintaining  not  more
than  twenty-five miles of ski trails thirty to two hundred feet wide,
together with appurtenances thereto, provided that no more  than  five
miles  of  such  trails  shall be in excess of one hundred twenty feet
wide, on the north, east and northwest slopes of Whiteface Mountain in
Essex county, nor from constructing  and  maintaining  not  more  than
twenty-five  miles  of  ski  trails  thirty  to two hundred feet wide,
together with appurtenances thereto, provided that no  more  than  two
miles  of  such  trails  shall be in excess of one hundred twenty feet
wide, on the slopes of  Belleayre  Mountain  in  Ulster  and  Delaware
counties  and  not  more  than forty miles of ski trails thirty to two
hundred feet wide, together with appurtenances thereto, provided  that
no  more  than  eight  miles  of such trails shall be in excess of one
hundred twenty feet wide, on the slopes of Gore and Pete Gay mountains
in Warren county, nor from relocating, reconstructing and  maintaining
a  total  of  not more than fifty miles of existing state highways for
the purpose of eliminating the hazards of dangerous curves and grades,
provided a total of no more than four hundred acres of forest preserve
land shall be used for such  purpose  and  that  no  single  relocated
portion   of   any   highway   shall   exceed   one  mile  in  length.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the state may convey to  the
village  of Saranac Lake ten acres of forest preserve land adjacent to
the boundaries of such village for public use in providing for  refuse
disposal  and  in exchange therefore the village of Saranac Lake shall
convey to the state thirty acres of certain true forest land owned  by
such  village  on  Roaring  Brook  in  the  northern  half of Lot 113,
Township  11,   Richards   Survey.   Notwithstanding   the   foregoing
provisions,  the  state may convey to the town of Arietta twenty-eight
acres of forest preserve land within  such  town  for  public  use  in
providing  for  the  extension  of the runway and landing strip of the
Piseco  airport  and  in  exchange  therefor the town of Arietta shall
convey to the state thirty acres of certain land owned by such town in
the town of Arietta.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing  provisions  and
subject to legislative approval of the tracts to be exchanged prior to
the  actual  transfer of title, the state, in order to consolidate its
land holdings for better management, may convey to International Paper
Company approximately eight thousand  five  hundred  acres  of  forest
preserve  land  located  in  townships  two  and  three  of Totten and
Crossfield`s Purchase and township nine  of  the  Moose  River  Tract,
Hamilton county, and in exchange therefore International Paper Company
shall  convey  to the state for incorporation into the forest preserve
approximately the same number of acres of  land  located  within  such
townships  and  such  County  on  condition that the legislature shall
determine that the lands to be received by  the  state  are  at  least
equal   in   value   to  the  lands  to  be  conveyed  by  the  state.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions and  subject  to  legislative
approval of the tracts to be exchanged prior to the actual transfer of
title  and  the  conditions  herein  set forth, the state, in order to
facilitate the  preservation  of  historic  buildings  listed  on  the
national register of historic places by rejoining an historic grouping
of  buildings  under  unitary ownership and stewardship, may convey to
Sagamore Institute Inc., a  not-for-profit  educational  organization,
approximately  ten  acres  of land and buildings thereon adjoining the
real property of the Sagamore Institute, Inc. and located on  Sagamore
Road, near Racquette Lake Village, in the Town of Long Lake, county of
Hamilton,  and  in  exchange  therefor; Sagamore Institute, Inc. shall
convey to  the  state  for  incorporation  into  the  forest  preserve
approximately two hundred acres of wild forest land located within the
Adirondack Park on condition that the legislature shall determine that
the  lands  to be received by the state are at least equal in value to
the lands and buildings to be conveyed  by  the  state  and  that  the
natural  and historic character of the lands and buildings conveyed by
the state will be secured by appropriate  covenants  and  restrictions
and that the lands and buildings conveyed by the state will reasonably
be available for public visits according to agreement between Sagamore
Institute,   Inc.   and   the  state.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing
provisions the state may convey to the town of Arietta fifty acres  of
forest  preserve land within such town for public use in providing for
the extension of the runway and landing strip of  the  Piseco  airport
and  providing for the maintenance of a clear zone around such runway,
and in exchange therefor, the town of  Arietta  shall  convey  to  the
state  fifty-three acres of true forest land located in lot 2 township
2 Totten and Crossfield`s Purchase in the town of Lake Pleasant.
     Notwithstanding  the  foregoing   provisions   and   subject   to
legislative  approval prior to actual transfer of title, the state may
convey to the town of  Keene,  Essex  county,  for  public  use  as  a
cemetery  owned  by  such  town,  approximately twelve acres of forest
preserve land within such town and, in exchange therefor, the town  of
Keene  shall  convey  to  the  state for incorporation into the forest
preserve approximately one hundred forty-four acres of land,  together
with  an  easement over land owned by such town including the riverbed
adjacent to the land to be conveyed to the state  that  will  restrict
further  development  of  such land, on condition that the legislature
shall determine that the property to be received by the  state  is  at
least equal in value to the land to be conveyed by the state.

    Sec.  2.  The legislature may by general laws provide for the
use of not exceeding three per  centum  of  such  lands  for  the
construction  and  maintenance  of reservoirs for municipal water
supply, and for the canals of the state.  Such  reservoirs  shall
be  constructed, owned and controlled by the state, but such work
shall not be undertaken until after the boundaries and high  flow
lines  thereof shall have been accurately surveyed and fixed, and
after public notice, hearing and determination  that  such  lands
are  required  for  such  public  use.   The  expense of any such
improvements shall be  apportioned  on  the  public  and  private
property  and  municipalities  benefited  to  the  extent  of the
benefits received.  Any such reservoir shall always  be  operated
by  the state and the legislature shall provide for a charge upon
the property and municipalities benefited for a reasonable return
to  the  state  upon  the value of the rights and property of the
state used and the services of the state rendered, which shall be
fixed for terms of not exceeding ten years and be readjustable at
the end of any term.  Unsanitary conditions shall not be  created
or continued by any such public works.

    Sec.  3.   1.   Forest  and wild life conservation are hereby
declared to be  policies  of  the  state.   For  the  purpose  of
carrying out such policies the legislature may appropriate moneys
for the  acquisition  by  the  state  of  land,  outside  of  the
Adirondack  and  Catskill  parks  as  now  fixed  by law, for the
practice of forest or wild life conservation.   The  prohibitions
of  section  1  of  this  article  shall  not  apply to any lands
heretofore or hereafter acquired or dedicated for  such  purposes
within the forest preserve counties but outside of the Adirondack
and Catskill parks as now fixed by law, except  that  such  lands
shall  not  be  leased,  sold  or  exchanged,  or be taken by any
corporation, public or private.
    2.   As  to  any  other  lands  of  the  state,  now owned or
hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve referred  to
in section one of this article, but outside of the Adirondack and
Catskill parks as now fixed by law, and consisting in any case of
not  more  than  one  hundred contiguous acres entirely separated
from any other portion of the forest  preserve,  the  legislature
may by appropriate legislation, notwithstanding the provisions of
section one of  this  article,  authorize:   (a)  the  dedication
thereof  for  the practice of forest or wildlife conservation; or
(b) the use  thereof  for  public  recreational  or  other  state
purposes  or  the  sale,  exchange  or other disposition thereof;
provided, however, that all moneys derived from the sale or other
disposition  of  any  of  such lands shall be paid into a special
fund of the treasury and be expended only for the acquisition  of
additional  lands  for  such  forest  preserve within either such
Adirondack or Catskill park.

    Sec.  4.   The  policy  of the state shall be to conserve and
protect its natural resources and scenic beauty and encourage the
development  and  improvement  of  its agricultural lands for the
production  of  food  and  other  agricultural   products.    The
legislature,  in implementing this policy, shall include adequate
provision for the abatement of air and  water  pollution  and  of
excessive  and  unnecessary noise, the protection of agricultural
lands,  wetlands  and  shorelines,  and   the   development   and
regulation  of  water  resources.   The legislature shall further
provide for  the  acquisition  of  lands  and  waters,  including
improvements thereon and any interest therein, outside the forest
preserve counties, and the dedication of properties  so  acquired
or  now  owned, which because of their natural beauty, wilderness
character, or geological, ecological or historical  significance,
shall  be preserved and administered for the use and enjoyment of
the people.  Properties so dedicated shall constitute  the  state
nature  and  historical  preserve  and they shall not be taken or
otherwise disposed of except by law  enacted  by  two  successive
regular sessions of the legislature.

    Sec. 5.  A violation of any of the provisions of this article
may be restrained at the suit of the people or, with the  consent
of  the  supreme  court  in  appellate division, on notice to the
attorney-general at the suit of any citizen.