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Assembly Bill A1839A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Regulates farm pond dams

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2015-A1839 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§15-0107, 15-0503 & 15-0507, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A976
2011-2012: A5865
2013-2014: A1487
2017-2018: A546
2019-2020: A3601

2015-A1839 - Summary

Relates to farm pond dams; defines farm pond dams as dams principally installed to enhance agricultural, environmental and conservation benefits on farms.

2015-A1839 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1839

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GUNTHER, CAMARA, McLAUGHLIN, GIGLIO, DiPIETRO,
  TENNEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, HAWLEY, RIVERA,  STEC
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT  to  amend the agriculture and markets law and the environmental
  conservation law, in relation to farm pond dams

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

  Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 45 to read as follows:
  45.  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE FOR THE CLASSIFICA-
TION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FARM POND DAMS.
  S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 15-0107 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion law is renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to
read as follows:
  7.  "FARM  POND  DAM"  SHALL MEAN THOSE DAMS MEETING GUIDELINES ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS PURSUANT TO  SECTION
SIXTEEN  OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND INSTALLED TO PRINCIPALLY
ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION BENEFITS ON FARMS.
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 15-0503 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. The requirement of a permit pursuant  to  this  section  shall  not
apply to the following facilities:
  a.  A  dock,  pier,  wharf or other structure used solely as a landing
place on water providing dockage for five or fewer boats and  encompass-
ing  within  its  outer perimeter an area less than four thousand square
feet;
  b. A mooring facility providing mooring for fewer than ten boats;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01534-01-5

A. 1839                             2

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2015-A1839A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§15-0107, 15-0503 & 15-0507, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A976
2011-2012: A5865
2013-2014: A1487
2017-2018: A546
2019-2020: A3601

2015-A1839A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to farm pond dams; defines farm pond dams as dams principally installed to enhance agricultural, environmental and conservation benefits on farms.

2015-A1839A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1839--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, McLAUGHLIN, GIGLIO, DiPIETRO, TENNEY --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, HAWLEY, RIVERA,  STEC  --  read
  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.
  2  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the  environmental
  conservation law, in relation to farm pond dams

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

  Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 49 to read as follows:
  49. DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND BEST MANAGEMENT  PRACTICES  IN  CONJUNCTION
WITH THE STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE FOR THE CLASSIFICA-
TION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FARM POND DAMS.
  S  2.  Subdivision 7 of section 15-0107 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to
read as follows:
  7. "FARM POND DAM" SHALL MEAN THOSE  DAMS  MEETING  GUIDELINES  ESTAB-
LISHED  BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS PURSUANT TO SECTION
SIXTEEN OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND INSTALLED TO  PRINCIPALLY
ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION BENEFITS ON FARMS.
  S  3.  Subdivision 3 of section 15-0503 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 1999, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  3.  The  requirement  of  a  permit pursuant to this section shall not
apply to the following facilities:
  a. A dock, pier, wharf or other structure used  solely  as  a  landing
place  on water providing dockage for five or fewer boats and encompass-
ing within its outer perimeter an area less than  four  thousand  square
feet;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01534-03-6

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