S3051-2013 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral

Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral.

Sponsor: SEWARD / Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Law Section: State Law / Law: Add S89, State L

S3051-2013 Actions

May 20, 2013: referred to governmental operations
May 20, 2013: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2013: PASSED SENATE
Apr 22, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Apr 17, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Apr 16, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.311
Jan 29, 2013: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

S3051-2013 Meetings

Investigations and Government Operations: Apr 16, 2013

S3051-2013 Calendars

Active List: May 20, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 17, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 23, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 24, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 29, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 30, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 1, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 6, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 7, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 8, 2013 , Floor Calendar: May 20, 2013

S3051-2013 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Investigations and Government Operations - Apr 16, 2013

Ayes (9): Marcellino, Carlucci, Golden, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Zeldin, Hoylman, Diaz, Squadron

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - May 20, 2013

Ayes (63): Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Boyle, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Gipson, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Hoylman, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Marchione, Martins, Maziarz, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Brien, O'Mara, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Sampson, Sanders, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Tkaczyk, Valesky, Young, Zeldin

S3051-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3051

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act  to  amend  the  state law, in relation to
designating the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official  state
mineral

PURPOSE:  The purpose of this legislation is to designate the Herkimer
Diamond as the official mineral of New York State.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The legislation adds a new section  89  to  the
state  law  naming the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official
mineral of the state.

JUSTIFICATION: New York State has previously  designated  an  official
gemstone  (garnet),  fossil  (sea scorpion), shell (bay scallop), bush
(lilac),  salt  water  fish  (striped  bass),  and  reptile  (snapping
turtle), to name a few. Currently, there is no official state mineral.

Doubly  terminated quartz crystals from the Mohawk region are commonly
referred to as Herkimer Diamonds due to their diamond shape, and are a
unique find to this region of the United States. They are known around
the world as some of the clearest quartz mineral  specimens  found  to
date. Having been formed over 400 million years ago, this mineral is a
perfect  representation  of ancient durability, beautiful clarity, and
most significantly, is unique to New York State.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: S.1682 of 2011-12; S.3050 of 2009-10

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S3051-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          3051
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 29, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern
 ment Operations
 

AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation  to  designating  the  quartz
 variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 89 to read
 as follows:

 

S 89. STATE MINERAL. THE QUARTZ VARIETY HERKIMER DIAMOND SHALL BE  THE
 OFFICIAL MINERAL OF THE STATE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02527-01-3

S3051-2013: Designates the quartz variety Herkimer Diamond as the official state mineral