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Assembly Bill A6722A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the use of benthic barriers to control invasive aquatic plants around docks

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2017-A6722 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5189
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-1711, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4570, S894, S5413
2021-2022: S2644
2023-2024: S6230
2025-2026: S3477

2017-A6722 - Summary

Authorizes the use of benthic barriers, between July 1 and October 31, to control invasive aquatic plants around docks.

2017-A6722 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6722
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ERRIGO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   authorizing the use of benthic barriers to  control  dockside  aquatic
   plants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 9-1711 to read as follows:
 § 9-1711. CONTROL OF INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS.
   1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BENTHIC BARRIER" SHALL MEAN A
 FILM OF NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATTER THAT LAYS ON THE BOTTOM OF A WETLAND
 TO KEEP SUNLIGHT FROM REACHING THE SOIL ON THE WETLAND BOTTOM SO  AS  TO
 CONTROL THE GROWTH OF INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS.
   2.  NO PERSON SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PLACING BENTHIC BARRIERS IN ANY
 FRESHWATER WETLAND BETWEEN JULY  FIRST  AND  OCTOBER  THIRTY-FIRST  EACH
 YEAR,  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF CONTROLLING INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS AROUND,
 NEAR AND BETWEEN DOCKS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10598-01-7

2017-A6722A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5189
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-1711, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4570, S894, S5413
2021-2022: S2644
2023-2024: S6230
2025-2026: S3477

2017-A6722A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of benthic barriers, between July 1 and October 31, to control invasive aquatic plants around docks.

2017-A6722A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6722--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ERRIGO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Envi-
   ronmental  Conservation  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   control of aquatic vegetation by means of a benthic barrier
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 9-1711 to read as follows:
 § 9-1711. CONTROL OF AQUATIC VEGETATION BY MEANS OF A BENTHIC BARRIER.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BENTHIC BARRIER"  SHALL  MEAN  A
 FILM  OF NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATTER WHICH IS GAS PERMEABLE AND ANCHORED
 BY MEANS OTHER THAN STONE FROM THE LAKE BOTTOM, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE  OF
 CONTROLLING  OR  SUPPRESSING AQUATIC VEGETATION AROUND RESIDENTIAL DOCKS
 OR SWIMMING AREAS.
   2. NO PERSON SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PLACING TEMPORARY BENTHIC BARRI-
 ERS IN ANY FRESHWATER BODY OF WATER LOCATED IN FRONT OF HIS OR HER PROP-
 ERTY'S SHORELINE BETWEEN JULY FIRST AND OCTOBER THIRTY-FIRST EACH  YEAR,
 FOR  THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS AROUND, NEAR AND
 BETWEEN DOCKS.
   3. THE PLACEMENT OF THESE TEMPORARY  BENTHIC  BARRIERS  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSIDERED  "FILL",  AND  THEREFORE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 TITLE FIVE  OF  ARTICLE  FIFTEEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  GENERAL  PERMIT
 GP-0-17-001.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10598-03-8

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