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Assembly Bill A8684

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace trees removed from their property

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2011-A8684 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง9-1505, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6600
2015-2016: A963
2017-2018: A1502
2019-2020: A1813
2021-2022: A5245
2023-2024: A5976

2011-A8684 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace each tree removed from their property with up to three trees and authorizes the imposition of property tax credits and reasonable fines.

2011-A8684 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8684

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 27, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing  local  governments  to require property owners to replace
  trees which are removed

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 9-1505 to read as follows:
S 9-1505. REPLACEMENT OF TREES.
  ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT A LOCAL  LAW
OR ORDINANCE REQUIRING A PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT TREES IN REPLACEMENT OF
TREES  REMOVED  FROM  THE  PROPERTY  OWNER'S PROPERTY. SUCH LOCAL LAW OR
ORDINANCE MAY REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT UP TO THREE TREES  FOR
EACH  TREE  REMOVED  AND MAY INCLUDE PROPERTY TAX CREDITS AND REASONABLE
FINES AS DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13443-01-1

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