Assembly Bill A8867

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"

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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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2023-A8867 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-rr, St Fin L

2023-A8867 - Summary

Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund.

2023-A8867 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8867
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
   law,  in  relation to enacting the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and
   prevention act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds that
 the state of New York has a responsibility to maintain  the  health  and
 safety  of  its abundant clean water resources, upon which the residents
 of New York state, as well as its many visitors, rely on  for  drinking,
 agriculture,  tourism,  recreation,  and  their livelihoods. Because the
 waters of the state are under threat by  harmful  algal  blooms  (HABS),
 which  are  known  to be toxic and even fatal to humans, pets, and wild-
 life, the state has a responsibility to provide  coordinated,  statewide
 monitoring,  evaluation,  prevention  and mitigation, going beyond water
 body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation efforts. While the
 causes of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordinated and  standard-
 ized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns can more readily be
 identified  to  isolate  the  combination of relevant causes specific to
 different bodies of water across the state and determine the most effec-
 tive targeted interventions. To address  this  threat,  the  state  must
 develop  and  maintain  a  comprehensive  state  clearinghouse  to bring
 together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional and longi-
 tudinal data and information on HABS, potential and known  causes,  best
 practice  interventions, expertise, and funding resources. This data and
 subsequent report will enable the state to effectively  and  efficiently
 administer a central grant program supporting data-driven best practices
 in prevention and mitigation of harmful algal blooms.
   §  3.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 15-0519 to read as follows:
 § 15-0519. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MONITORING AND PREVENTION PROGRAM.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A8867A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-rr, St Fin L

2023-A8867A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act"; establishes the harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention fund.

2023-A8867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8867--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLES, GUNTHER, FAHY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, McMAHON,
   BURDICK, SHIMSKY, THIELE, OTIS, SHRESTHA, L. ROSENTHAL, SLATER -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on  Environmental  Conservation  --
   recommitted  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord-
   ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
   law, in relation to enacting the "harmful algal bloom  monitoring  and
   prevention act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act".
   § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds that
 the  state  of  New York has a responsibility to maintain the health and
 safety of its abundant clean water resources, upon which  the  residents
 of  New  York state, as well as its many visitors, rely on for drinking,
 agriculture, tourism, recreation, and  their  livelihoods.  Because  the
 waters  of  the  state  are under threat by harmful algal blooms (HABS),
 which are known to be toxic and even fatal to humans,  pets,  and  wild-
 life,  the  state has a responsibility to provide coordinated, statewide
 monitoring, evaluation, prevention and mitigation,  going  beyond  water
 body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation efforts. While the
 causes  of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordinated and standard-
 ized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns can more readily be
 identified to isolate the combination of  relevant  causes  specific  to
 different bodies of water across the state and determine the most effec-
 tive  targeted  interventions.  To  address  this threat, the state must
 develop and  maintain  a  comprehensive  state  clearinghouse  to  bring
 together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional and longi-
 tudinal  data  and  information  on  harmful algal blooms, potential and
 known  causes,  best  practice  interventions,  expertise,  and  funding
 resources.  This  data  and  subsequent  report will enable the state to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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