| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3477
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
Actions
2025-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3477
SPONSOR: HELMING
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
control of aquatic vegetation by means of a benthic barrier
PURPOSE:
Authorizes the use of benthic barriers to control invasive aquatic
plants around residential docks or swimming areas
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Adds a new section 9-1712 to the Environmental Conservation
Law, defining benthic barriers as a film of natural or synthetic matter,
which is gas permeable and anchored by means other than stone from the
lake bottom, for the sole purpose of controlling or suppressing aquatic
vegetation around residential docks or swimming areas, and allowing for
their use between July first and October thirty-first each year without
being subject to the provisions of title five of article fifteen of this
2025-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3477
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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
control of aquatic vegetation by means of a benthic barrier
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 9-1712 to read as follows:
§ 9-1712. CONTROL OF AQUATIC VEGETATION BY MEANS OF A BENTHIC BARRIER.
1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "BENTHIC BARRIER" SHALL MEAN A
FILM OF NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATTER WHICH IS GAS PERMEABLE AND ANCHORED
BY MEANS OTHER THAN STONE FROM THE LAKE BOTTOM, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
CONTROLLING OR SUPPRESSING AQUATIC VEGETATION AROUND RESIDENTIAL DOCKS
OR SWIMMING AREAS.
2. NO PERSON SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PLACING TEMPORARY BENTHIC BARRI-
ERS IN ANY FRESHWATER BODY OF WATER LOCATED IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY'S
SHORELINE BETWEEN JULY FIRST AND OCTOBER THIRTY-FIRST EACH YEAR, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS AROUND, NEAR AND BETWEEN
DOCKS.
3. THE PLACEMENT OF THESE TEMPORARY BENTHIC BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE
CONSIDERED "FILL", AND THEREFORE ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
TITLE FIVE OF ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR GENERAL PERMIT
GP-0-17-001.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07390-01-5
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