| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Apr 19, 2012 | referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 29, 2012 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 27, 2012 | 1st report cal.458 |
| Jan 04, 2012 | referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 20, 2011 | referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1409 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 07, 2011 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 05, 2011 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S553
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Betty Little
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
John A. DeFrancisco
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Patrick M. Gallivan
(R, C) 60th Senate District
S553 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5016
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง9-0105, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S3652, A8537
2013-2014: S1365, A7010
2015-2016: S4563, A3509
2017-2018: S761, A9756
2019-2020: S1943, A1567
2021-2022: S5183, A514
2023-2024: S28, A2483
S553 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S553 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer wild land search and rescue personnel PURPOSE: To authorize the DEC forest rangers to establish, direct and maintain a program for the purposes of training and credentialing volunteer, wild land search and rescue personnel. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1- Amends subdivision 18 of section 9-0105 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 617 of the laws of 1984 to add a new paragraph (b) to authorize the DEC forest rangers to establish direct and maintain a program for the purposes of training and credentialing volunteer, wild land search and rescue personnel to assist and respond along with forest ranger forces to search for lost and missing persons in wild, remote and forested areas of the state. Section 2 - This act shall take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW:
S553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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553
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- 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
authorizing the forest ranger force to establish a training program
for volunteer wild land search and rescue personnel
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 9-0105 of the environmental
conservation law, as added by chapter 617 of the laws of 1984, is
amended to read as follows:
18. A. Establish, operate and maintain a search and rescue program in
fire towns and fire districts of the state. For the purposes of this
section fire towns shall mean such towns provided for in section 9-1107
of this chapter and fire districts shall be deemed to be the fire
protection areas provided for in section 9-1109 of this chapter and
regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority of such sections.
Pursuant to such program the forest ranger force of the department shall
have the authority to organize, direct and execute search operations for
lost persons or civilian aircraft and conduct rescue operations for
persons injured or in serious danger of injury in the wild, remote and
forested areas of fire towns and fire districts of the state; provided
that, where criminal conduct is suspected or fugitive search is involved
such search or rescue operations shall be conducted under the jurisdic-
tion of the appropriate law enforcement agency. Search and rescue oper-
ations outside of fire towns and fire districts may be conducted by the
forest ranger force upon request of the agency conducting such opera-
tion.
B. PURSUANT TO SUCH PROGRAM, THE FOREST RANGER FORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, DIRECT AND MAINTAIN A PROGRAM FOR
THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING VOLUNTEER, WILD LAND SEARCH
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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