Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
vetoed memo.249 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 09, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.90 substituted for a3675 |
Apr 22, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 26, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 25, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 24, 2015 |
1st report cal.283 |
Jan 13, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S1555
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2015-S1555 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S1555 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1555 TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a moratorium on the department of environmental conservation's plan to declare mute swans a "prohibited invasive species"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OF THE BILL: Imposes restrictions on the eradication of the mute swan population SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill requires the department of environmental conservation, prior to finalizing any management plan for mute swans, to hold not less than two public hearings and to respond to all public comments. In addition, any proposed management plan would be required to prioritize non-lethal management techniques and include scientific evidence of projected and current environmental damage caused by the mute swan population of only 2,200 across the state. Section 2 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S1555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1555 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT establishing a moratorium on the department of environmental conservation's plan to declare mute swans a "prohibited invasive species"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Prior to the adoption of any management plan for mute swans (cygnus olor), a bird species for which the Atlantic flyway council has issued a draft management plan, the department of environmental conser- vation shall, after the effective date of this act, at a minimum, hold not less than two public hearings in areas with mute swan populations, following adequate public notice, and, after the last of such public hearings, include a public comment period of not less than forty-five days. Any such management plan shall at a minimum: (a) give priority to non-lethal management techniques; (b) fully document the scientific basis for future population projec- tions; (c) fully document the scientific basis for current and projected environmental damage; (d) include a public education component; and (e) include responses to all substantive public comments. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed two years after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06860-01-5
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