Directs the department of environmental conservation, and any successor agency thereto, to establish a reasonable number of forest preserve management areas upon state lands, acquired on or after the effective date of this amendment to the constitution, which are made a part of the state forest preserve; authorizes the cutting, sale and removal of timber on such lands, and the use of motorized equipment for such purposes. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: JUDICIARY

Prohibits the state from gaining any interest in forest land other than a conservation easement. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to the repeal of certain provisions relating to a temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment; reduces the total amount that can be charged from one percent to one-third of one percent. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Authorizes the department of health and the department of environmental conservation to commission a study on the effects of long-term, low radiation emissions from cellular phone antennas on human beings, specifically on the physical and mental development of adolescents. / Sponsor: Rivera P Committee:

Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to adopt a pest management plan for every state department, agency, and public benefit corporation; provides for waivers and exemptions. / Sponsor: Rivera P (MS) Committee:

Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to adopt a pest management plan for every state department, agency, and public benefit corporation; provides for waivers and exemptions. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Establishes the seagrass protection act; defines terms; outlines department of environmental conservation's responsibilities in developing seagrass management areas. / Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee:

Establishes the seagrass protection act; defines terms; outlines department of environmental conservation's responsibilities in developing seagrass management areas. / Sponsor: Sweeney (MS) Committee:

Requires the department of environmental conservation, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and markets, to take action with respect to nonnative animal and plant species. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee:

Requires the department of environmental conservation, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and markets, to take action with respect to nonnative animal and plant species. / Sponsor: Sweeney (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to establish certain speed limits. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides that dogs engaged in hunting and training as authorized by the environmental conservation law, shall not be deemed to be running at large in violation of any local law or ordinance. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: RULES

Authorizes streamlined adjudicatory proceedings for small businesses appearing as respondents before certain state agencies; authorizes a pilot program by the departments of environmental conservation, health and labor and requires a report after 1 year. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee: RULES

Grants the department of agriculture and markets the exclusive authority to regulate cervid (deer and elk) farms; eliminates the authority of the department of environmental conservation to regulate such farms. / Sponsor: BALL Committee: RULES

Amends the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing for lifetime sportsman licenses for honorably discharged, disabled veterans. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: RULES

Directs the department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee to review and define farm conservation practices which are within the professions of engineering, land surveying and architecture. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: RULES

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: RULES

Authorizes streamlined adjudicatory proceedings for small businesses appearing as respondents before certain state agencies; authorizes a pilot program by the departments of environmental conservation, health and labor; requires a report after 1 year. / Sponsor: Latimer Committee:

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site. / Sponsor: Kavanagh (MS) Committee:

Establishes a forestry stewardship and habitat conservation credit for personal income and business franchise taxes. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee: WAYS AND MEANS