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Assembly Bill A5614

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma; appropriation

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2025-A5614 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7574
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9323, S8178

2025-A5614 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma.

2025-A5614 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5614
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON,  SHIMSKY,  K. BROWN  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the department of environmental  conser-
   vation  to  develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the
   ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of  asthma;  and
   making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Within amounts appropriated  therefor,  the  department  of
 environmental  conservation  shall develop and implement a tree planting
 pilot program in the state. The department of environmental conservation
 shall consult with the department of health to  determine  the  ten  zip
 codes  in the state with the highest incidence of asthma. The department
 of environmental conservation,  in  consultation  with  local  agencies,
 shall  plant  trees  in  such  zip codes to ameliorate the environmental
 conditions in those areas. Such pilot program shall continue for a peri-
 od of five years after the effective date of this act.  At  the  end  of
 such  period, the department of environmental conservation, in consulta-
 tion with the department of health, shall report to  the  governor,  the
 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the
 results  of  such  pilot program and any recommendations for legislative
 action.
   § 2. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much  thereof
 as  may  be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department of envi-
 ronmental conservation from the general fund, for implementation of  the
 tree planting pilot program required by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2025.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06679-01-5

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