Assembly Bill A1335

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the department of environmental conservation to review the policies of the department of parks and recreation of the city of New York regarding trees and tree maintenance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A1335 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1419
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10597, S6901

2017-A1335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of environmental conservation to review the policies of the department of parks and recreation of the city of New York regarding trees, tree maintenance and liability.

2017-A1335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1335
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT in relation to requiring the department of environmental  conser-
   vation  to  review  the policies of the department of parks and recre-
   ation of the city of New York regarding trees and tree maintenance

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other rule, regulation or policy to the
 contrary,  the department of environmental conservation shall review and
 provide oversight to the department of parks and recreation of the  city
 of  New York in relation to city-owned trees, tree maintenance, care and
 cultivation of such trees, liability in case  of  personal  or  property
 injury  by  such trees, and any other matters the department of environ-
 mental conservation deems necessary.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01224-01-7

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