NY State Senate Bill S754

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to environmental conservation
Jun 07, 2017	reported and committed to rules
Jan 04, 2017	referred to environmental conservation

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S754 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A723
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §11-0706, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S5161, A7576
2013-2014: S6574, A1627
2015-2016: S3106, A7467
2019-2020: S5547, A2050

S754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to promulgate rules and regulations establishing gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses in New York State.

S754 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S754

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
directing the commissioner of environmental conservation to create
gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

 PURPOSE :

To require the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to promulgate rules and regulations establishing
gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses in New York State.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends section 11-0706 to require the Commissioner of the
Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and
regulations establishing gift cards for New York State hunting and
fishing licenses.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 EXISTING LAW :

Section 11-0706 of the Environmental Conservation Law, which was part

of the 2012-13 New York State Budget, Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2012,
provides that the Commissioner is authorized to establish gift cards
for hunting and fishing.

 JUSTIFICATION :

This legislation requires the Commissioner of the Department of
Environmental Conservation to promulgate rules and regulations
establishing gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses in New York
State. Similar gift cards for camping and entrance into state parks
already exist. Like those programs, hunting and fishing license gift
cards will promote the industry and generate revenue for the state.

The current gift card programs are thriving. Gift cards for camping
permits, offered by the Office of Parks, may be used for anything from
golf reservations and greens fees to the purchase of firewood or boat
rentals, as well as camping site reservations. These camping permit
gift cards, as well as Empire Passports, which provide free entrance
into state parks, are advertised for sale on the web site for the New
York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

In 2013, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(DEC) began to issue their own gift cards that can be used for camping
at all New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Facilities. These gifts cards are similar to those offered by the
Office of Parks, but they carry their own restrictions as imposed by
the DEC and are only for use at DEC facilities.

Following the precedent set by both the Office of Parks and the DEC,
this legislation seeks to expand the sale of recreational gift cards.
Hunting and fishing are recreations very similar to those activities
currently receiving gift cards and licenses for these activities
should be made available through the purchase of gift cards. This
legislation will achieve that goal and should be passed.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-2016: S3106 Passed the Senate/ A.7467- Referred to Ways and
Means.

2013-2014: S.6575 - Passed the Senate / A.1627-A - Passed the
Assembly.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Potential for increased revenue.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

S754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   754

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 4, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  directing the commissioner of  environmental  conservation  to  create
  gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 11-0706 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
amended  by  section  22 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws of 2013, is
amended to read as follows:
§ 11-0706. Gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses.
  1. The commissioner [is  authorized  to  establish]  SHALL  PROMULGATE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ESTABLISHING  gift  cards  for the licenses and
bowhunting and muzzle-loading privileges set forth in section 11-0701 of
this title.
  2. For the purposes of this title, the term "gift card" shall  mean  a
restricted  monetary  equivalent  or  voucher that, when redeemed by the
holder, entitles such person to a valid  license  or  bowhunting  and/or
muzzle-loading privilege as set forth in section 11-0701 of this title.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03782-01-7

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