NY State Senate Bill S7055

Current Bill Status Via A7433 - Passed Senate & Assembly

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 30, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1163 substituted for s7055
May 30, 2023	substituted by a7433
May 24, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 23, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 22, 2023	1st report cal.1163
May 17, 2023	referred to environmental conservation

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May 30, 2023 - floor Vote

A7433

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May 22, 2023 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

S7055

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S7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7433
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §13-0339-a, En Con L

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon.

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7055

SPONSOR: THOMAS
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation
to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon

 
PURPOSE OF THE BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to extend the authority of the Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) to manage Atlantic and shortnose stur-
geon.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of this bill amends Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) §
13-0339-a(1)(c) to extend, until December 31, 2026, DEC's authority to
fix by regulation measures for the management of Atlantic sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrhynchus) and shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum).

Section 2 of this bill provides that the bill shall take effect imme-
diately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

DEC's regulatory authority for Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon is neces-
sary to preserve the current regulatory program. Failure to extend the
existing regulatory authority by December 31, 2023, will result in the
loss of regulatory protection for this species.

This bill would extend DEC's regulatory authority for Atlantic and
shortnose sturgeon for an additional three years and ensure that DEC
continues to be able to maintain compliance with any applicable federal
management plan or Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) adopted by
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).  ECL § 13-0105,
which sets forth the marine fisheries conservation and management poli-
cy, provides that one of the State's objectives shall be that the
management of the State's transboundary and migratory species shall be
consistent with any interjurisdictional management plans, interstate or
state-federal. Moreover, failure to make necessary regulatory changes as
may be required by an applicable FMP could result in the closure of New
York's fishery for that species.

Atlantic sturgeon is managed pursuant to the Interstate Fishery Manage-
ment Plan for Atlantic Sturgeon adopted by ASMFC. The 1998 amendment to
the FMP required closure of all states' sturgeon fisheries and the
possession of Atlantic sturgeon is prohibited in New York. The species
was listed as "endangered" in April 2012, pursuant to the federal Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973. The shortnose sturgeon is listed as endan-
gered, and is therefore also fully protected by the Endangered Species
Act of 1973. Abundance of both sturgeon species is increasing, and their
status may be upgraded in the future. If so, it will be necessary for
New York to have regulatory authority to protect the recovered stocks.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Last extended by Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2020
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7055
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. THOMAS -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
   mental Conservation) -- 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
   extending the authority of the department of  environmental  conserva-
   tion to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section  13-0339-a  of  the
 environmental  conservation  law,  as  amended by section 1 of item E of
 subpart A of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   c.  Atlantic  and shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus and brevi-
 rostrum) until December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-three]  TWEN-
 TY-SIX,
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05929-01-3

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May 30, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 30, 2023

May 22, 2023 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 22, 2023

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Current Bill Status Via A7433 - Passed Senate & Assembly

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May 30, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 30, 2023

May 22, 2023 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 22, 2023

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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