Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 05, 2009 |
print number 4970a |
May 05, 2009 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4970
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
Bill Amendments
2009-S4970 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
2009-S4970 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4970 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prescribed burning in the Long Island central pine barrens PURPOSE : This legislation authorizes certified prescribed burning in the Long Island central pine barrens. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :Section 1. Legislative Findings Section 2 amends the Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new Section 57-0124 relating to prescribed burnings authorized by the Department of Environmental Conservation. JUSTIFICATION : Prescribed burning is a land-management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment and the economy of the State of New York. Prescribed burning reduces vegetative fuels within wild land areas which the risk and severity of wildfires. The Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve requires periodic fire for maintenance of their ecological integrity. Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration, and management of many plant and animal communities. Significant loss of the Central Pine Barrens biological diversity will occur if fire is excluded from fire-dependent systems.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
2009-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4970A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prescribed burning in the Long Island central pine barrens PURPOSE : This legislation authorizes certified prescribed burning in the Long Island central pine barrens. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. Legislative Findings Section 2 amends the Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new Section 57-0124 relating to prescribed burnings authorized by the Department of Environmental Conservation. JUSTIFICATION : Prescribed burning is a land-management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment and the economy of the State of New York. Prescribed burning reduces vegetative fuels within wild land areas which the risk and severity of wildfires. The Long Island pine Barrens maritime reserve requires periodic fire for maintenance of their ecological integrity. Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration, and management of many
2009-S4970A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 4970--A A. 7857--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y April 27, 2009 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ALESSI, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prescribed burning in the Long Island central pine barrens THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the appli- cation of prescribed burning is a land management tool that benefits the safety of the public, the environment, and the economy of the state. 1. Prescribed burning reduces vegetative fuels within wild land areas. Reduction of the fuel load reduces the risk and severity of wildfire, thereby reducing the threat of loss of life and property, particularly in urban areas. 2. The Long Island Pine Barrens maritime reserve requires periodic fire for maintenance of their ecological integrity. Prescribed burning is essential to the perpetuation, restoration, and management of many plant and animal communities. Significant loss of the Central Pine Barrens biological diversity will occur if fire is excluded from fire- dependent systems. 3. The reserve constitutes significant economic, biological, and aesthetic resources of statewide importance. Prescribed burning provides for reforestation, removes undesirable competing vegetation, expedites nutrient cycling, and controls or eliminates certain forest pathogens. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11152-04-9
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