Senate Bill S2886

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2886

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
  vation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  recreational marine fishing licenses

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 5, 6, 15 and 16  of  section  11-0701  of  the
environmental  conservation  law, subdivision 5 as amended by section 10
of part F of chapter 82 of the laws of 2002, paragraph c of  subdivision
5  as  added  by section 1 of part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009,
subdivision 6 as amended by section 11 of part F of chapter  82  of  the
laws of 2002, subdivision 15 as amended by section 16 of part F of chap-
ter 82 of the laws of 2002 and subdivision 16 as amended by section 1 of
part  LL  of  chapter  59  of  the  laws of 2009, are amended to read as
follows:
  5. a. A combined resident fishing,  RECREATIONAL  MARINE  FISHING  and
small  and big game license hereinafter in this article referred to as a
sportsman license, entitles the holder  to  the  privileges  the  holder
would  have  if  the  holder held separately a fishing license, A RECRE-
ATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE and a small and big game license.
  b. A combined resident fishing, RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING, small and
big game, bowhunting and muzzle-loading  license,  hereinafter  in  this
article  referred to as a resident super-sportsman license, entitles the
holder to the privileges the holder would have if the holder held  sepa-
rately a fishing license, A RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE, a small
and  big game license, a bowhunting stamp, a muzzle-loading stamp, and a
turkey permit.
  c. A combined resident fishing, RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING, small and
big game, muzzle-loading stamp and trapping license, hereinafter in this
article referred to as a resident trapper super-sportsman license, enti-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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tles the holder to the privileges the holder would have  if  the  holder
held  separately  a  fishing  license,  A  RECREATIONAL  MARINE  FISHING
LICENSE, a small and big game license, a muzzle-loading stamp,  a  trap-
ping license, and a turkey permit.
  6.  A free sportsman license entitles the holder to the privileges the
holder would have if the holder held separately a  small  and  big  game
license, A RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE and a fishing license.
  15.  A  non-resident  combined  hunting,  fishing, RECREATIONAL MARINE
FISHING, big game, bowhunting and muzzle-loading license, hereinafter in
this article referred to  as  a  non-resident  super-sportsman  license,
entitles a person who has not been a resident of the state for more than
thirty  days  to the privileges that the holder would have if the holder
held separately a non-resident hunting license, a  non-resident  fishing
license, A NON-RESIDENT RECREATIONAL MARINE FISHING LICENSE, a non-resi-
dent big game license, a non-resident bowhunting license, a non-resident
muzzle-loading license and a non-resident turkey permit.
  16. A conservation legacy license entitles the holder to fish, [except
for  migratory  fish  of  the  sea  or  from  the  waters  of the marine
district,] hunt wildlife, hunt big game with a  longbow  and  a  muzzle-
loading  firearm during special seasons therefor, hunt turkey, enjoy the
benefits of a voluntary habitat stamp and receive the  "New  York  State
Conservationist"  magazine  as  if the holder of such license held sepa-
rately a resident super-sportsman license, a voluntary habitat stamp and
a subscription to the "New York State Conservationist" magazine.
  S 2. Paragraph d and the closing paragraph of subdivision 1 of section
11-0702 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 507
of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:

      d. Lifetime COMBINED
     fishing AND RECREATIONAL
     MARINE FISHING license
     for a person age seventy
     and over.                                      $ 65.00
  The holder of a lifetime small  and  big  game  license,  RECREATIONAL
MARINE FISHING LICENSE or fishing license may, at any time, convert such
license  to  a lifetime sportsman license and turkey permit for an addi-
tional fee equal to the existing differential.
  S 3. Subdivision 4 of section 11-0702 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law, as added by chapter 352 of the laws of 1987 and as renumbered
by chapter 626 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  4. All moneys collected from the sale of lifetime  licenses  shall  be
deposited  in  the state fish and game trust account pursuant to section
eighty-three of the state finance law, EXCEPT THAT TEN  PERCENT  OF  THE
FEES  COLLECTED FROM PARAGRAPHS A, D, H AND I OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE DEPOSITED  IN  THE  MARINE  RESOURCES  ACCOUNT  OF  THE
CONSERVATION  FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-THREE OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.