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| Jun 15, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1782 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 01, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Apr 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S7185
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2015-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7185
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to protecting newly acquired state land
PURPOSE :
This bill would add one new full time equivalent forest ranger
position for every thirty thousand acres of land that is aquired
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 3-0107 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3
JUSTIFICATION :
In order to ensure Forest Rangers are capable of fulfilling the
responsibilities required by their position, which were expanded in
2006 when their status changed to "police officer," it is critical to
create legislation which mandates the amount of Forest Rangers
required, based on the number of acres within the jurisdiction of New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Over the span of
45 years the DEC has acquired approximately 1.5 million additional
acres of land, for current total of 4.866 million acres, while
simultaneously decreasing the number of Forest Rangers employed to
2015-S7185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7185
I N S E N A T E
April 6, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
protecting newly acquired state land
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 3-0107 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADD ONE NEW FULL TIME EQUIVALENT FOREST
RANGER POSITION FOR EVERY THIRTY THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND THAT IS ACQUIRED
BY THE STATE AND PLACED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT. EACH
POSITION SHALL BE FILLED PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPERTY'S
UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN OR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14918-01-6
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