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Assembly Bill A6916

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the unfettered removal of reeds by the owner of residential real property

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2011-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4266
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง9-1503 & 24-0701, En Con L

2011-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the unfettered removal of reeds (Phragmites communis) by the owner of residential real property.

2011-A6916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6916

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing owners of residential real property to cut and remove reed
  from their property

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

  Section 1. Section 9-1503 of the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. NO PROVISION OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE DEEMED TO PROHIBIT OR AUTHORIZE
THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  REGULATE THE CUTTING, PULLING OR DIGGING UP FOR THE
PURPOSE OF REMOVAL, OR CAUSING TO BE SO REMOVED, BY THE OWNER  OF  RESI-
DENTIAL  REAL  PROPERTY,  ANY REED (PHRAGMITES COMMUNIS) GROWING ON SUCH
REAL PROPERTY.
  S 2. Section 24-0701 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A.  THE  CUTTING, PULLING AND DIGGING UP FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVAL,
OR CAUSING TO BE SO REMOVED, OF  ANY  REED  (PHRAGMITES  COMMUNIS)  FROM
FRESHWATER  WETLANDS UPON RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY BY THE OWNER OF SUCH
PROPERTY SHALL BE EXCLUDED  FROM  REGULATED  ACTIVITIES  AND  SHALL  NOT
REQUIRE A PERMIT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10518-01-1

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