Assembly Bill A5541

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the Stony Brook state park as part of the state park preserve system

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5541 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง20.04, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3399
2011-2012: A3938
2013-2014: A4323

2015-A5541 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Stony Brook Harbor state park as part of the state park preserve system; states such park shall include certain marsh islands in the Stony Brook Harbor.

2015-A5541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5541

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation to establishing the Stony Brook Harbor state park

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

  Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
amended by adding a new section 20.04 to read as follows:
  S  20.04  STONY  BROOK  HARBOR  STATE  PARK. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
DESIGNATE, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 20.02 OF  THIS  ARTI-
CLE,  THOSE PARCELS OF LAND SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
TO BE THE PART OF THE STATE PARK PRESERVE SYSTEM  TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE
"STONY BROOK HARBOR STATE PARK".
  2.  THE STONY BROOK HARBOR STATE PARK SHALL CONSTITUTE THE STATE LANDS
WITHIN THE STONY BROOK HARBOR  ESTUARY  INCLUDING  THE  SAND  AND  MARSH
ISLANDS  OF  THE STONY BROOK HARBOR WHICH ARE EXPOSED ABOVE WATER DURING
THE LOWEST POINT OF LOW TIDE AND AT LEAST PARTIALLY VEGETATED WITH SPAR-
TINA ALTERIFLORA.
  3.  WHEN DESIGNATING THIS PRESERVE THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO CONSID-
ER FOR INCLUSION SUCH UPLAND AND PROPERTIES AS MAY BE  ACQUIRED  BY  THE
STATE FOR PARK, OPEN SPACE OR PRESERVATION PURPOSES.
  4.  THE  EXACT  BOUNDARIES  OF  SUCH  PARK SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY THE
OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08989-01-5

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