Assembly Bill A9927A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to design a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9927 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7643
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §35-d, Nav L

2013-A9927 - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to design a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat.

2013-A9927 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9927

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sweeney) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to directing the depart-
  ment of environmental conservation to establish and  provide  for  the
  posting  at  public  boat launches of universal signage warning of the
  threat of aquatic invasive species and providing for  the  elimination
  of such threat posed by watercraft

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

  Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section  35-d
to read as follows:
  S  35-D.  AQUATIC  INVASIVE SPECIES SIGNS AT PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHES.  1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL DESIGN AND  ESTABLISH
A  UNIVERSAL SIGN WHICH MAY BE POSTED AT ANY ACCESS POINT TO THE NAVIGA-
BLE WATERS OF THE STATE RELATING TO THE THREAT AND MITIGATION OF AQUATIC
INVASIVE SPECIES, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 9-1703 OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN THE WATERS OF THE STATE.
  2. COMMENCING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION,
THE  DEPARTMENT  OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL POST OR PROVIDE FOR
THE POSTING OF THE UNIVERSAL SIGN, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
ONE OF THIS SECTION, AT EACH PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH IN THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15333-01-4

co-Sponsors

2013-A9927A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7643
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §35-d, Nav L

2013-A9927A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to design a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat.

2013-A9927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9927--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Sweeney,
  Lifton, Stec) -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environ-
  mental Conservation -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules
  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to directing the depart-
  ment of environmental conservation to establish the universal  signage
  warning  of  the  threat of aquatic invasive species and providing for
  the elimination of such threat posed by watercraft

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

  Section  1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 35-d
to read as follows:
  S 35-D. AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES SIGNS AT PUBLIC BOAT  LAUNCHES.    1.
THE  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL DESIGN AND ESTABLISH
UNIVERSAL SIGNAGE WHICH MAY BE POSTED AT ANY ACCESS POINT TO THE NAVIGA-
BLE WATERS OF THE STATE RELATING TO THE THREAT AND MITIGATION OF AQUATIC
INVASIVE SPECIES, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 9-1703 OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, IN THE WATERS OF THE STATE. THE  DEPART-
MENT  SHALL PROVIDE THE UNIVERSAL SIGNAGE ON ITS WEBSITE IN A DOWNLOADA-
BLE FORMAT.
  2. COMMENCING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  SECTION,
OWNERS OF EACH PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST THE UNIVERSAL
SIGN OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN INCHES BY TWENTY-FOUR INCHES, ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AT EACH PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCH
IN THE STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15333-02-4

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