Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
signed chap.439 |
Aug 05, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 06, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.709 substituted for s5087 |
Jun 06, 2011 |
substituted by a7631 |
May 23, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 18, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 17, 2011 |
1st report cal.709 |
May 03, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5087
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7631 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, IP) Senate District
2011-S5087 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7631
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §13-0329, En Con L
2011-S5087 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5087 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the landing of lobsters PURPOSE: To extend the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) authority to manage lobsters. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would extend the DEC's authority to fix, by regulation, management measures for lobsters in State waters until December 31, 2015. JUSTIFICATION: The DEC's regulatory authority over lobsters is necessary in order to preserve the current regulatory program. Failure to extend the existing regulatory authority by December 31, 2011 will result in the loss of regulatory protection of these species. Moreover, regulatory authority is critical for New York State to maintain compliance with Fishery Management Plans for important marine and anadromous fish species along the coast. Failure to make necessary regulatory changes required by Fishery Management Plans places New York in jeopardy of closure of commercial and recreational fisheries. Finally, ECL § 13-0105, which sets forth the State's marine fisheries conservation and management
2011-S5087 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5087 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JOHNSON, GRISANTI -- 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 the landing of lobsters THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 13-0329 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 366 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: 16. The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [eleven] FIFTEEN, adopt regulations for Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Areas One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Outer Cape Cod, to implement conservation measures that affect landings of lobsters, pursu- ant to the recommendations of the respective Area's Lobster Conservation Management Team as required by the Interstate Fishery Plan for Lobsters adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11253-01-1
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