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Senate Bill S3034

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to aquatic plant growth control districts

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2023-S3034 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §198, Town L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7641

2023-S3034 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S3034 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3034 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3034
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  STEC,  BRESLIN, HELMING -- 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 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.
                                                            LBD08017-01-3

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