Senate Bill S6320

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for maple tree tapping and sap production on state lands for a duration of up to ten years

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2023-S6320 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6821
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-0505, En Con L

2023-S6320 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for the lease or use of state lands for the purpose of maple tree tapping and sap production for a term of up to, but not to exceed, ten years.

2023-S6320 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6320 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6320
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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  the  commissioner  of environmental conservation to enter
   into contracts for maple tree tapping  and  sap  production  on  state
   lands for a duration of up to ten years
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 9-0505 of the  environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS FOR THE LEASE OR USE
 OF STATE LANDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREE TAPPING AND SAP PRODUCTION FOR  A
 TERM  OF  UP TO, BUT NOT TO EXCEED, TEN YEARS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, THE TERMS "TREE TAPPING" AND  "SAP  PRODUCTION"  SHALL  INCLUDE
 TREES  AND  SAP  FROM  SPECIES  OF  TREES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 MAPLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10563-02-3

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