Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 01, 2012 |
signed chap.342 |
Jul 20, 2012 |
delivered to governor |
May 21, 2012 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.599 substituted for a9581 |
May 07, 2012 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 01, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 30, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 26, 2012 |
1st report cal.601 |
Mar 30, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S6858
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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) 58th Senate District
2011-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9581
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §11-0323, En Con L
2011-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6858 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring publication of laws relating to the control of invasive species PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to provide sportspersons with information on legislation intended to reduce the effects of invasive species and to prevent further invasions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill would require the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to include in their existing publications information on legis- lation affecting the eradication, suppression, reduction or management of invasive species. JUSTIFICATION: Invasive species pose significant threats to ecosystems like wetlands, water bodies, forests, meadows and grasslands. These threats not only affect the environment, but can also affect human health and well-being. Therefore, helping prevent the introduction, spread and growth of inva- sive species is essential for the protection of New York's environment. DEC already produces a syllabus that is available to persons who hold
2011-S6858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6858 I N S E N A T E March 30, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- 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 requiring publication of laws relating to the control of invasive species THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 11-0323 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 84 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 11-0323. Publication of Fish and Wildlife Law. 1. The department shall compile and index each year after the adjourn- ment of the legislature the laws relating to fish and wildlife, AS WELL AS INVASIVE SPECIES (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9-1703 OF THIS CHAPTER), as amended to date. Copies of the compilation shall be printed in pamphlet form of pocket size in the number for which the legislature may appro- priate funds. 2. The department shall also prepare a syllabus of such laws and information informing migratory game bird hunters where they can obtain information regarding open seasons and bag limits [and], AND OF LAWS RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9-1703 OF THIS CHAP- TER). THE DEPARTMENT shall deliver copies OF SUCH SYLLABUS to county, city, town and village clerks in numbers sufficient for the furnishing of one copy to each person to whom a hunting, trapping or fishing license is issued. Each such licensee shall be entitled to one copy of such syllabus. S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13952-01-2
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