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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 09, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 04, 2016 |
1st report cal.680 |
Mar 15, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to agriculture |
Jun 25, 2015 |
committed to rules |
May 11, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 06, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 05, 2015 |
1st report cal.558 |
Feb 10, 2015 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 09, 2015 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S1211
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2015-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7381
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §225, Ag & Mkts L; amd §9-0505, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A11715
2011-2012: S2485, A444
2013-2014: S1361, A9230
2017-2018: S368, A5196
2015-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for timber or other forest products valued at under $50,000 without approval from the state comptroller.
2015-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1211 REVISED 04/21/15 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the wood products development council; and to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to contracts for timber or other forest products PURPOSE: This bill would ease burdensome contracting requirements currently required in order to gain permission from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to harvest timber on state lands. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1- Amends subdivision 2 of section 225 of the agriculture and markets law is amended to clarify that the New York State Wood Products Council should work to enhance the timber industry in New York State Section 2- Amends section 9-0505 of the environmental conservation law to allow the DEC to have sole contract authority over forestry projects on non-protected state lands that have a timber value under $50,000.
2015-S1211 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1211 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LITTLE, BONACIC, MARCHIONE, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the wood products development council; and to amend the environmental conserva- tion law, in relation to contracts for timber or other forest products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 225 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 325 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2. The council shall work with wood-using manufacturers to increase the economic contributions and employment opportunities related to the practice of forestry and manufacture of wood products in New York state. The council shall give priority to increasing private investment in working forests; maintaining access to working and family forests; coor- dinating policy and permitting issues with state agencies, academia and the private sector; working to improve public understanding of and appreciation for forestry, THE TIMBER INDUSTRY and forest products; and increasing export and market opportunities for New York forest products. The council shall deliver an annual report outlining its work and making recommendations with regard to economic development and marketing initi- atives and research and development initiatives consistent with the purposes of the council. The report shall be delivered to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly and the minority leader of the senate. S 2. Section 9-0505 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, IF THE VALUE OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE TREES, TIMBER OR OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS DOES NOT EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06260-01-5
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