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Assembly Bill A4974A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to aquatic plant growth control districts

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2021-A4974 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7641
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §198, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7720
2023-2024: S3034

2021-A4974 - Summary

Allows aquatic plant growth control districts to also control certain invasive species.

2021-A4974 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4974
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMPSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the town  law,  in  relation  to  aquatic  plant  growth
   control districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 10-e of section 198 of the town law,  as  added
 by chapter 602 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:
   10-e.  Aquatic  plant  growth control district. After an aquatic PLANT
 growth control district has been established, the town  board  may  take
 such  action  as  may  be required to adopt plans and specifications and
 enter into a contract or contracts, or take such other action as may  be
 required, for the control of aquatic PLANT growth AND FOR THE CONTROL OF
 AQUATIC  INVERTEBRATES CLASSIFIED AS INVASIVE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
 RONMENTAL CONSERVATION within the district as it may deem to  be  neces-
 sary or desirable.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09057-01-1

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2021-A4974A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7641
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §198, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7720
2023-2024: S3034

2021-A4974A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows aquatic plant growth control districts to also control certain invasive species.

2021-A4974A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4974--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMPSON, GALLAHAN, SALKA, LEMONDES -- Multi-Spon-
   sored  by  --  M.    of  A.  ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Local  Governments  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  town  law,  in relation to aquatic plant growth
   control districts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 10-e of section 198 of the town law, as added
 by chapter 602 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:
   10-e. Aquatic plant growth control district. After  an  aquatic  PLANT
 growth  control  district  has been established, the town board may take
 such action as may be required to adopt  plans  and  specifications  and
 enter  into a contract or contracts, or take such other action as may be
 required, for the control of aquatic PLANT growth AND FOR THE CONTROL OF
 AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES CLASSIFIED AS INVASIVE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  ENVI-
 RONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  within the district as it may deem to be neces-
 sary or desirable EXCEPT THE TOWN BOARD MAY NOT TAKE ANY ACTION THAT  IN
 ANY  WAY  REGULATES OR PERMITS THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES TO ANY LAND
 NOT OWNED BY THE TOWN OR TO OR IN SURFACE WATERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09057-03-2

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