Assembly Actions -
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Nov 28, 2016 |
signed chap.464 |
Nov 16, 2016 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 14, 2016 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1517 substituted for s7908 |
Jun 14, 2016 |
substituted by a10264 |
Jun 07, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1517 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 24, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S7908
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10264 - 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) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S7908 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7908 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the New York state ocean acidification task force to identify the causes and factors contributing to ocean acidification and to evaluate ways of addressing the problem by applying the best available science as to ocean acidification and its anticipated impacts.
2015-S7908 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7908 TITLE OF BILL : An act in relation to creating the New York state ocean acidification task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE : To facilitate research, public education and information-sharing regarding ocean acidification and its impacts on the State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would create a fourteen member Ocean Acidification Task Force within the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to identify the causes and factors contributing to ocean acidification and evaluating ways of addressing the problem by applying the best available science. In addition to the DEC, Department of State (DOS) and the Office of General Services, the Task force would include at large members who would have expertise in one or more of the following areas: climatology; hydrology; economics; marine fisheries; aquaculture; oceanography; or ecology. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S7908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7908 I N S E N A T E May 24, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, HANNON, MARCELLINO, VENDITTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT in relation to creating the New York state ocean acidification task force; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. New York state ocean acidification task force. 1. There is hereby established, within the department of environmental conservation, an ocean acidification task force ("task force") which shall consist of 14 members who shall be appointed as follows: (a) the commissioner of environmental conservation or his or her designee; (b) the secretary of state or his or her designee; (c) the commissioner of the office of general services or his or her designee; (d) two members appointed by the governor; (e) two members to be appointed by the temporary president of the senate; (f) two members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (g) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; (h) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly; (i) one member to be appointed by the mayor of the city of New York; (j) one member to be appointed by the county executive of the county of Nassau; and (k) one member to be appointed by the county executive of the county of Suffolk. 2. The at large members should include individuals with expertise in one or more of the following areas: climatology; hydrology; economics; marine fisheries including commercial and/or recreational fishing; envi- ronmental; aquaculture; oceanography or coastal ocean science; ocean acidification; and ecology or environmental biology. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15546-01-6
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