Senate Bill S5871

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6520 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2019-S5871 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6520
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 11 Title 20-A §§11-2050 & 11-2052, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10474
2017-2018: A8153

2019-S5871 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area.

2019-S5871 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5871 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5871
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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
   establishing  the  marine  mammal  and sea turtle protection area; and
   providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 11 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 20-A to read as follows:
                                TITLE 20-A
                MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE PROTECTION AREA
 SECTION 11-2050. ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  MARINE  MAMMAL  AND  SEA TURTLE
                    PROTECTION AREA.
         11-2052. THE MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE PROTECTION AREA  ADVI-
                    SORY COMMITTEE.
 § 11-2050. ESTABLISHMENT  OF THE MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE PROTECTION
              AREA.
   1. THERE SHALL BE CREATED THE MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE  PROTECTION
 AREA  CONSISTING  OF THE WATERS IN THE AREA FROM MEAN HIGH WATER SEAWARD
 FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET, EXCEPT FURTHER SEAWARD IN  SHALLOW  AREAS  TO  THE
 OUTERMOST  LIMIT  OF  WATERS  FIFTEEN FEET IN DEPTH, AROUND PLUM ISLAND,
 GREAT GULL ISLAND AND LITTLE  GULL  ISLAND.  SUCH  BOUNDARIES  SHALL  BE
 DESCRIBED  AND  DEPICTED UPON A MAP AND A COPY OF ANY AND ALL SUCH DOCU-
 MENTS SHALL BE FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR INVENTORY, RESEARCH AND
 REFERENCE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SUCH PROTECTION AREA MAY ALSO
 BE DESIGNATED AS A NEW YORK STATE BIRD  CONSERVATION  AREA  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION 11-2001 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  TITLE  THE  MARINE  MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE
 PROTECTION AREA SHALL MEAN:
   (A) A SITE PROVIDING HABITAT TO SPECIES INCLUDING:
   (I) HARBOR SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA);
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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