Article XIV of the New York State ConstitutionArchived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine begins: "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."
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New York State Archives and Records Administration. "The Constitutional Convention of 1938". The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
New York State Archives and Records Administration. "The Constitutional Convention of 1967". The Historical Society of the Courts of the State of New York. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
Article XIV of the New York State ConstitutionArchived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine begins: "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."