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Senate Bill S368

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the wood products development council and contracts for timber or other forest products

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2017-S368 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5196
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §225, Ag & Mkts L; amd §9-0505, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11715
2011-2012: S2485, A444
2013-2014: S1361, A9230
2015-2016: S1211, A7381

2017-S368 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for timber or other forest products valued at under $50,000 without approval from the state comptroller.

2017-S368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    368
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LITTLE, AKSHAR, MARCHIONE, SEWARD, VALESKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the wood
   products development council; and to amend the environmental conserva-
   tion law, in relation to contracts for timber or other forest products
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 225 of the agriculture and markets
 law, as added by chapter 325 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  council  shall work with wood-using manufacturers to increase
 the economic contributions and employment opportunities related  to  the
 practice of forestry and manufacture of wood products in New York state.
 The  council  shall  give  priority  to increasing private investment in
 working forests; maintaining access to working and family forests; coor-
 dinating policy and permitting issues with state agencies, academia  and
 the  private  sector;  working  to  improve  public understanding of and
 appreciation for forestry, THE TIMBER INDUSTRY and forest products;  and
 increasing export and market opportunities for New York forest products.
 The council shall deliver an annual report outlining its work and making
 recommendations with regard to economic development and marketing initi-
 atives  and  research  and  development  initiatives consistent with the
 purposes of the council. The report shall be delivered to the  governor,
 the  speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the
 minority leader of the assembly and the minority leader of the senate.
   § 2. Section 9-0505 of the environmental conservation law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWELVE OF
 THE STATE FINANCE LAW, IF THE VALUE OR ESTIMATED  VALUE  OF  THE  TREES,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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