| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S7638
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
Actions
2021-S7638 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §15-0518, En Con L
2021-S7638 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7638
SPONSOR: MAY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing and directing the department of environmental conservation
to conduct a study of the overall health of each watershed in the state
PURPOSE:
To have the Department of Environmental Conservation regularly study the
health of the state's watersheds.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: adds a new section 15-0518 to the environmental conservation
law, directing the department to conduct studies of the overall health
of each watershed in the state, including studying attributes such as
the respective watersheds' hydrology, landscape conditions, habitat
conditions, geomorphology, water quality, biological conditions, and
threats to the watershed. Provides that such studies will be first
2021-S7638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7638
I N S E N A T E
January 5, 2022
___________
Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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
authorizing and directing the department of environmental conservation
to conduct a study of the overall health of each watershed in the
state
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 15-0518 to read as follows:
§ 15-0518. WATERSHED STUDY.
1. THE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A STUDY
OF THE OVERALL HEALTH OF EACH WATERSHED IN THE STATE. SUCH STUDY SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES OF EACH
WATERSHED IN THE STATE:
A. HYDROLOGY;
B. LANDSCAPE CONDITION;
C. HABITAT CONDITION;
D. GEOMORPHOLOGY;
E. WATER QUALITY;
F. BIOLOGICAL CONDITION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE BIODIVERSITY
OF PLANTS, ANIMALS AND AQUATIC SPECIES; AND
G. THREATS TO OR VULNERABILITIES OF THE WATERSHED THAT IMPACT THE
ATTRIBUTES PRESCRIBED BY THIS SUBDIVISION.
2. THE DEPARTMENT MAY CONSULT WITH ANY STATE OR LOCAL OFFICE, AGENCY,
DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE THAT HAS INFORMATION
RELEVANT TO THE COMPLETION OF THIS STUDY AND REPORT.
3. ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR AND
TRIENNIAL THEREAFTER, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DELIVER A REPORT OF THE FIND-
INGS OF THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE
SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE STANDING
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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