Senate Bill S7641A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to aquatic plant growth control districts

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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-S7641 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4974
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-S7641 - Summary

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

2021-S7641 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7641 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7641
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  STEC  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 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-S7641A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4974
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-S7641A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S7641A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7641A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7641--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. STEC, BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on  Environmental  Conservation -- 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.
                                                            LBD09057-02-2

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