Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to ways and means |
Jun 06, 2019 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jun 03, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A8131
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRETT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Steven Englebright
Michael Cusick
William Colton
Anthony D'Urso
2019-A8131 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§11-0305 & 11-0715, En Con L
2019-A8131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8131 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 3, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to veteran access to free sport fishing days; and in relation to veteran access to free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 11-0305 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 24 of part EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 14. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the commission- er may designate no more than eight days in each year that shall be effective in every administrative region of the department, as free sport fishing days during which any person may, without having a sport fishing license and without the payment of any fee, exercise the privi- leges of a holder of a sport fishing license, subject to all of the limitations, restrictions, conditions, laws, rules and regulations applicable to the holder of a sport fishing license. Free sport fishing days shall be designated in a manner determined by the department to best provide public notice thereof and to maximize public participation therein, so as to promote the recreational opportunities afforded by sport fishing. NO LESS THAN TWO OF SUCH FREE SPORT FISHING DAYS SHALL PRIORITIZE ACCESS BY VETERANS. § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 11-0715 of the environmental conserva- tion law, as amended by section 6 of part R of chapter 58 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 4. A person, resident in the state for at least thirty days immediate- ly prior to the date of application, who [has been honorably discharged from service in the armed forces of the United States and certified as having a forty percent or greater service-connected disability] IS A VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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