Assembly Bill A5794

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for the removal of phragmites where such phragmites grow continuously in an area containing five acres of land or more

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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-A5794 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 9 Title 15 Title Head, add §9-1505, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11710
2011-2012: A6777
2013-2014: A4535
2015-2016: A6173, A10325
2019-2020: A6038

2017-A5794 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the removal of phragmites where such phragmites grow continuously in an area containing five acres of land or more.

2017-A5794 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5794
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 15, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CASTORINA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   removal of phragmites
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The title heading of title 15 of article 9 of the  environ-
 mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 2003,
 is amended to read as follows:
                REMOVAL OF TREES [AND], PROTECTED PLANTS AND
                                PHRAGMITES
 
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 9-1505 to read as follows:
 § 9-1505. REMOVAL OF PHRAGMITES.
   THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL REMOVE PHRAGMITES FROM ANY AREA OF THE STATE IN
 WHICH SUCH PHRAGMITES GROW CONTINUOUSLY IN AN AREA CONTAINING FIVE ACRES
 OF LAND OR MORE. UPON REMOVAL OF SUCH PHRAGMITES,  SUCH  LAND  SHALL  BE
 REPLANTED WITH WETLAND PLANTINGS NATIVE TO THE AREA IN WHICH SUCH PHRAG-
 MITES ARE REMOVED. NO ACTION FOR TRESPASS SHALL LIE ON ACCOUNT OF INJURY
 TO  PRIVATE  PROPERTY  AS  A  RESULT OF SUCH REMOVAL, IF SUCH REMOVAL IS
 PERFORMED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE LANDS OF THE STATE FROM FIRE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08290-01-7

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