Assembly Bill A5245

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace trees removed from their property

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  • 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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2021-A5245 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-1505, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8684
2013-2014: A6600
2015-2016: A963
2017-2018: A1502
2019-2020: A1813
2023-2024: A5976

2021-A5245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace each tree removed from their property with up to three trees and authorizes the imposition of property tax credits and reasonable fines.

2021-A5245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5245
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   authorizing local governments to require property  owners  to  replace
   trees which are removed

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding  a
 new section 9-1505 to read as follows:
 § 9-1505. REPLACEMENT OF TREES.
   ANY  LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT A LOCAL LAW
 OR ORDINANCE REQUIRING A PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT TREES IN REPLACEMENT OF
 TREES REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER'S  PROPERTY.  SUCH  LOCAL  LAW  OR
 ORDINANCE  MAY REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT UP TO THREE TREES FOR
 EACH TREE REMOVED AND MAY INCLUDE PROPERTY TAX  CREDITS  AND  REASONABLE
 FINES AS DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01085-01-1

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