Senate Bill S6379

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the preservation of community character in the Peconic Bay

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8195 - 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-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8195
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §64-e, Town L

2019-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the use of Peconic Bay community preservation funds for the preservation of lands necessary to protect fisheries and water dependent uses essential to maintain and enhance maritime heritage.

2019-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 6379                                                  A. 8195
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to the preservation  of  lands
   necessary  to  protect fisheries and water dependent uses essential to
   maintain and enhance maritime heritage
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 4 of section 64-e of the town law, as amended
 by chapter 301 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   4. Preservation of community character shall involve one  or  more  of
 the  following:  (a) establishment of parks, nature preserves, or recre-
 ation areas; (b) preservation  of  open  space,  including  agricultural
 lands provided, however, that farm buildings and structures used for the
 marketing of farm products produced on such agricultural lands [where at
 least  fifty  percent  of  the gross annual income results from sales of
 products produced on such lands and, in addition the sale of  any  other
 locally  sourced  and/or  produced  food  and  plant  products] shall be
 permitted; (c) preservation of lands of exceptional  scenic  value;  (d)
 preservation of fresh and saltwater marshes or other wetlands; (e) pres-
 ervation  of  aquifer  recharge  areas;  (f) preservation of undeveloped
 beachlands or shoreline including those at significant risk  of  coastal
 flooding  due  to projected sea level rise and future storms; (g) estab-
 lishment of wildlife refuges  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  native
 animal  species diversity, including the protection of habitat essential
 to the recovery of rare, threatened or endangered species; (h) preserva-
 tion of pine barrens consisting of such biota as pitch pine,  and  scrub
 oak;  (i)  preservation  of  unique  or threatened ecological areas; (j)
 preservation of rivers and river areas in a natural, free-flowing condi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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