| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| May 16, 2016 | referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
| May 05, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
| May 04, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 03, 2016 | 1st report cal.635 |
| Apr 07, 2016 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S7222
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Thomas F. O'Mara
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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S7222 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6, Chap 305 of 2013
S7222 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7222 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend chapter 305 of the laws of 2013 amending the environmental conservation law, relating to the management of American lobster, in relation to the effectiveness thereof SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of this bill would amend Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) § 13-0329(17) to extend, until December 31, 2019, the closure of lobster fishery for Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Area Six (Long Island Sound) annually from September 8 until November 28. Section 2 would make it take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : The Southern New England lobster stock is experiencing persistent recruitment failures caused by both environmental impacts, such as low oxygen in the water and warming waters, and fish mortality. In February 2012, the American Lobster Management Board of the ASMFC approved Addendum XVII to Amendment 5 of the American Lobster Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to implement a 10 percent
S7222 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7222
I N S E N A T E
April 7, 2016
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Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
mental Conservation) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend chapter 305 of the laws of 2013 amending the environ-
mental conservation law, relating to the management of American
lobster, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6 of chapter 305 of the laws of 2013, amending the
environmental conservation law, relating to the management of American
lobster, is amended to read as follows:
S 6. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided that subdivision 17 of section 13-0329 of
the environmental conservation law, as added by section two of this act,
shall expire and be deemed repealed December 31, [2016] 2019.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14156-01-6
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