Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 10, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A965
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
THIELE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2017-A965 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1626
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §33-1006, amd §71-2907, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A9192, S6822
2011-2012: A5670, S3554
2013-2014: A2607, S2357
2015-2016: A582, S787
2017-A965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 1626 A. 965 2017-2018 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y January 10, 2017 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the application of lawn fertilizer to watersheds and drainage basins 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 33-1006 to read as follows: § 33-1006. APPLICATION OF LAWN FERTILIZER TO WATERSHEDS OR DRAINAGE BASINS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "AGRICULTURE USES" MEANS BEEKEEPING, DAIRYING, EGG PRODUCTION, FLORICULTURE, FISH OR FUR FARMING, FOREST AND GAME MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK RAISING; ORCHARDS; PLANT GREENHOUSES AND NURSERIES; POULTRY RAISING; RAISING OF GRAIN, GRASS, MINT AND SEED CROPS; RAISING OF FRUITS, NUTS, BERRIES, SOD FARMING AND VEGETABLE RAISING. B. "LAWN FERTILIZER" MEANS ANY FERTILIZER, WHETHER APPLIED BY PROPERTY OWNER, RENTER OR COMMERCIAL ENTITY, INTENDED FOR NONAGRICULTURAL USE, SUCH AS FOR LAWNS, GOLF COURSES, PARKS AND CEMETERIES. LAWN FERTILIZER DOES NOT INCLUDE FERTILIZER PRODUCTS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR GARDEN OR INDOOR USE. 2. A. EFFECTIVE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, IN ANY COUNTY WHERE THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW, NO PERSON SHALL APPLY ANY LAWN FERTILIZER WITHIN ANY WATERSHED OR DRAINAGE BASIN THAT IS LABELED AS CONTAINING MORE THAN ZERO PERCENT PHOSPHORUS, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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