NY State Senate Bill 2011-S6776

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 12, 2012	signed chap.103
Jul 06, 2012	delivered to governor
May 30, 2012	returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.678 substituted for a10202
May 07, 2012	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
May 01, 2012	advanced to third reading
Apr 30, 2012	2nd report cal.
Apr 26, 2012	1st report cal.597
Mar 21, 2012	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- May 7, 2012 - Floor Vote
  S6776
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 7, 2012
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
  Apr 26, 2012 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S6776
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2012
      
      aye (14)
      
      Avella
      
      Espaillat
      
      Grisanti
      
      Johnson
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Perkins
      
      Serrano
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Young

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10202
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §11-0305, En Con L

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands provisions permitting free sport fishing clinics and permits instruction to be provided by an agent designated by the DEC.

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S6776

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the
environmental conservation law,
in relation to free sport fishing
clinics

PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

The bill would provide additional educational opportunities for
fishing without a license.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill would amend Environmental Conservation Law
("ECL") § 11-0305(16) to expand the Department of Environmental
Conservation's ("DEC") authority to conduct free sport fishing
clinics and to authorize DEC to designate entities, in addition to
DEC employees, to conduct such clinics.

Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

DEC has authority to hold free fishing days pursuant to ECL
§11-0305(14). DEC employees are authorized to conduct up to four
sport fishing clinics per DEC region pursuant to ECL § 11-0305(16).

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT:

DEC conducts fishing clinics to help introduce individuals and
families to recreational angling. These clinics help connect New
York's citizens to nature, as well as provide instruction to novices
seeking to learn how to fish. For clinics designated as free sport
fishing clinics by DEC, participants are not required to have a
fishing license. Current authority limits to four the number of free
sport fishing clinics that may be held annually per DEC region, and
specifies that DEC employees must provide at least part of the
instruction at the events.

This bill would authorize DEC to expand the number of free sport
fishing clinics that may be conducted annually, allowing additional
people to be introduced to recreational angling without having to
purchase fishing licenses if the clinic is held on a fresh water

body. Similarly, if the clinic is held in the marine district, the
participant would not be required to sign up for the recreational
marine fishing registration to participate in the clinic. The bill
would also dispense
with the requirement that DEC staff provide the actual instruction and
allow organizations designated by DEC to conduct free sport fishing
clinics. Clinics conducted by such organizations in such a manner
would be undertaken pursuant to guidelines established by DEC.

BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:

It is possible that additional fishing license revenues and associated
expenditures will accrue if clinic participants introduced to
recreational angling via these clinics take up angling as an
individual or family activity.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This bill would take effect immediately.

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6776

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 21, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
  mental Conservation) -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to free
  sport fishing clinics

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  16  of  section 11-0305 of the environmental
conservation law, as amended by chapter 46  of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  16.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law, to authorize
[no more than four] free sport fishing clinics [in each  year  for  each
separate  administrative region of the department, provided however that
nothing in this subdivision shall preclude the department from  conduct-
ing additional free sport fishing clinics during free sport fishing days
designated  by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision fourteen of this
section]. A free sport fishing clinic shall include, but not be  limited
to,  instruction provided by employees of the department OR ITS DESIGNEE
in recreational angling, including its benefits and values, and may also
include instruction and other information relevant to  an  understanding
of  fisheries  management,  ethics  and  aquatic ecology and habitat. No
license OR RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING REGISTRATION is required to  take
fish by angling while participating in a fishing clinic conducted by the
department  OR ITS DESIGNEE that has been designated by the commissioner
as a free sport  fishing  clinic.  Such  clinics  shall  be  implemented
CONSISTENT  WITH  DEPARTMENT STANDARDS AND in a manner determined by the
department to best provide public notice thereof and to maximize  public
participation  therein,  so as to promote the recreational opportunities
afforded by sport fishing.   Further,  the  commissioner  may  designate
additional  fishing events organized through the department that provide
physical or emotional rehabilitation for veterans, as defined in  subdi-
vision  three  of  section  three hundred fifty of the executive law, or
active duty members of the armed forces of the United States, as defined
in 10 U.S.C. section 101(d)(1). No license OR RECREATIONAL MARINE  FISH-
ING  REGISTRATION  shall  be  required  for such veterans or active duty
members to take fish by angling while participating in these events.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14251-01-2

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Senate Bill S6776

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

May 7, 2012 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 7, 2012

Apr 26, 2012 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Apr 26, 2012

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Catharine Young

Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Details

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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