Assembly Bill A1494

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2017-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§15-0103 & 15-0105, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9410
2013-2014: A6104
2015-2016: A2765
2019-2020: A2751
2021-2022: A3928
2023-2024: A4602

2017-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Declares the waters of the state to be public trust resources.

2017-A1494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1494
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER, TITONE, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI,
   ROSENTHAL, CAHILL, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, LIFTON, COLTON -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   declaring the waters of the state as public trust resources

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  13  of  section 15-0103 of the environmental
 conservation law is amended to read as follows:
   13. ALL THE WATERS OF  THIS  STATE  ARE  DEEMED  TO  BE  PUBLIC  TRUST
 RESOURCES. THE WATERS OF THE STATE ARE VALUABLE PUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES
 AND  THIS  STATE HAS A DUTY AS TRUSTEE TO CONSERVE AND MANAGE ITS WATERS
 EFFECTIVELY FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE  INHABITANTS
 AND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. It is in the best interest of
 the  state  that provision be made for the regulation and supervision of
 activities that deplete, defile, damage or  otherwise  adversely  affect
 the waters of the state and land resources associated therewith.
   §  2.  The  opening  paragraph of section 15-0105 of the environmental
 conservation law is amended to read as follows:
   In  recognition  THAT  THE  WATERS  OF  THE  STATE  ARE  PUBLIC  TRUST
 RESOURCES,  AND  IN  RECOGNITION  of  its sovereign duty to conserve and
 control its water resources for the benefit of all  inhabitants  of  the
 state, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of New
 York that:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05576-01-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.