Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 07, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 25, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2016 |
1st report cal.1060 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 14, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5557
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2015-S5557 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5557 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5557 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing a safe harbor exemption to commercial fishing vessels in certain emergency situations PURPOSE: To provide a safe harbor exemption to commercial fishing vessels in certain emergency situations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 71-0907 of the Environmental Conservation Law is amended b adding a new subdivision 8 to provide a safe harbor exemption for commercial fishing vessels lawfully operating under the fishing permits of another state in certain emergency situations. Section 2. Severability Clause Section 3. Immediate effective date JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S5557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5557 A. 7523 2015-2016 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y May 14, 2015 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing a safe harbor exemption to commercial fishing vessels in certain emergency situations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 71-0907 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHERE A COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL FISHING, LAWFULLY OPERATING UNDER THE FISHING PERMITS OF ANOTHER STATE: A. ENCOUNTERS OR IS FORECASTED TO ENCOUNTER SEVERE OR EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR B. EXPERIENCES MECHANICAL FAIL- URE, COMPROMISED HULL INTEGRITY, PUMP FAILURES, OR IS IN DANGER OF SINK- ING, OR C. EXPERIENCES INJURY OR LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS TO A MEMBER OF THE CREW, OR D. ENCOUNTERS ANY OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION, SAID COMMER- CIAL FISHING VESSEL MAY LAND THEIR FISH AT A NEW YORK PORT AND SHALL NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF STATE RULES AND LANDING LIMITS OF NEW YORK. THE FISH- ING VESSEL SHALL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO NOTIFY BOTH THE PERMITTING STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS DANGER IS KNOWN AND COMMUNICATION SIGNALS ALLOW. THE COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SHALL ALSO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE PERMITTING STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT WITH DETAILS ON THE INTENDED LANDING LOCATION, ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL, AND QUANTITIES AND TYPES OF FISH SPECIES TO BE LANDED. S 2. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable and if any portion thereof or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act and the application thereof shall not be affected thereby. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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