NY State Senate Bill 2013-S2621

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Introduced
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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 11, 2014	referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate
May 12, 2014	advanced to third reading
May 07, 2014	2nd report cal.
May 06, 2014	1st report cal.503
Jan 08, 2014	referred to agriculture
Jun 21, 2013	committed to rules
Apr 29, 2013	advanced to third reading
Apr 24, 2013	2nd report cal.
Apr 23, 2013	1st report cal.404
Jan 23, 2013	referred to agriculture

Votes

- Jun 11, 2014 - Floor Vote
  S2621
  
  36
  
  Aye
  
  22
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  3
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2014
      
      aye (36)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gallivan
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Kennedy
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marchione
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (22)
      
      Avella
      
      Ball
      
      Carlucci
      
      Dilan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Hannon
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Latimer
      
      Marcellino
      
      Martins
      
      Perkins
      
      Rivera
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      excused (3)
      
      Espaillat
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Smith
  May 6, 2014 - Agriculture Committee Vote
  S2621
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Agriculture Committee Vote: May 6, 2014
      
      aye (7)
      
      Gallivan
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Seward
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (3)
      
      Gipson
      
      Montgomery
      
      Serrano
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Tkaczyk
  Apr 23, 2013 - Agriculture Committee Vote
  S2621
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 23, 2013
      
      aye (7)
      
      Gallivan
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Seward
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (2)
      
      Gipson
      
      Serrano
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      absent (1)
      
      Montgomery

co-Sponsors

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1487
Current Committee:: Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§15-0107, 15-0503 & 15-0507, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2429, A976
2011-2012: S791, A5865
2015-2016: S3077, A1839
2017-2018: S522, A546
2019-2020: A3601

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to farm pond dams; defines farm pond dams as dams principally installed to enhance agricultural, environmental and conservation benefits on farms.

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2621

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the agriculture and markets law and the environmental
conservation law, in relation to farm pond dams

PURPOSE OF BILL: To amend the agriculture and markets
law, the
environmental conservation law to remove farm pond dams from required
monitoring by the DEC and give the responsibility by the state soil
and water conservation committee for development of guidelines and
best management Practices for the classification, operation and
maintenance of farm pond dams.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 15 of
the agriculture
and markets law by adding a new subdivision 45 to add farm pond dams
to the oversight of the state soil and water conservation committee.

Section 2 amends section 15-0107 of the environmental conservation law
by adding a new subdivision 7 to define "farm pond dam."

Section 3 amends subdivision 3 of section 15-0503 of the environmental
conservation law by adding a new paragraph d to exclude farm pond
dams from DEC oversight.

Section 4 amends the section 15-0507 of the environmental conservation
law by adding a new subdivision 7 stating that the provision of this
section shall not apply to farm pond dams as defined in section
15-0107 of this article.

JUSTIFICATION: Ponds play an important role on many
New York State
farms. They provide a source of water for farm crop and livestock
needs in times of drought, as well as provide many conservation
benefits, such as ecosystem enhancement, to New York's environment.
These ponds (and the dams that contain them) pose little risk to
public safety. In the very rare circumstance where they would
experience an issue, the small amount of water and remote location of
the ponds would limit any damage. Rather than require DEC to monitor
these low risk farm ponds, the NYS Soil & Water Conservation
Committee, which continually works with farmers, is much better
suited to efficiently help farmers maintain farm ponds.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011,2012: S.791/A.5865 Passed Senate
2009,2010: S.2429-A/A.976-A Referred to Agriculture/Passed Assembly
2008: S.7564/A.10542
Passed Senate/Reported from Assembly Agriculture Committee.

BUDGET IMPLICATIONS: The bill shifts responsibility
from one
department to another. The net fiscal impact of the bill would be
negligent.


EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2621

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  GALLIVAN,  RANZENHOFER  -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Agriculture

AN  ACT  to  amend the agriculture and markets law and the environmental
  conservation law, in relation to farm pond dams

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 45 to read as follows:
  45.  DEVELOP  GUIDELINES  AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE FOR THE CLASSIFICA-
TION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FARM POND DAMS.
  S 2. Subdivision 7 of section 15-0107 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion law is renumbered subdivision 8 and a new subdivision 7 is added to
read as follows:
  7.  "FARM  POND  DAM"  SHALL MEAN THOSE DAMS MEETING GUIDELINES ESTAB-
LISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS PURSUANT TO  SECTION
SIXTEEN  OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW AND INSTALLED TO PRINCIPALLY
ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION BENEFITS ON FARMS.
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 15-0503 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. The requirement of a permit pursuant  to  this  section  shall  not
apply to the following facilities:
  a.  A  dock,  pier,  wharf or other structure used solely as a landing
place on water providing dockage for five or fewer boats and  encompass-
ing  within  its  outer perimeter an area less than four thousand square
feet;
  b. A mooring facility providing mooring for fewer than ten boats;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02665-01-3

S. 2621                             2

  c. Seasonal replacement or reinstallation of structures referenced and
listed in paragraph b of subdivision 1 of this section  installed  prior
to the effective date of this paragraph[.];
  D. FARM POND DAMS.
  S  4. Section 15-0507 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FARM POND DAMS.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S2621

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Jun 11, 2014 - Floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 11, 2014

May 6, 2014 - Agriculture Committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: May 6, 2014

Apr 23, 2013 - Agriculture Committee Vote

Agriculture Committee Vote: Apr 23, 2013

co-Sponsors

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Catharine Young

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

co-Sponsors

Patrick M. Gallivan

Michael H. Ranzenhofer

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Details

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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