Assembly Bill A10391

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10391

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 25, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to dedicating certain
  funds for fish and wildlife purposes

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

  Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section  83  of  the  state
finance  law,  as amended by chapter 512 of the laws of 1994, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. The conservation fund shall consist of all moneys belonging to  the
state  received by the department of environmental conservation from the
sale of licenses for hunting, for trapping, and for fishing, all  moneys
received  in actions for penalties under articles eleven and thirteen of
the environmental  conservation  law  and  subdivision  two  of  section
71-1929 of the environmental conservation law, or upon the settlement or
compromise  thereof, all fines for violation of any of the provisions of
articles eleven and thirteen of the environmental conservation law,  all
moneys arising out of the operation of real property under the jurisdic-
tion  of the division of fish and wildlife in the department of environ-
mental conservation heretofore or hereafter acquired by the state of New
York, and from any concessions thereon  and  from  any  leases  thereof,
including  moneys received from the sale thereof when authorized by law,
all moneys received from leases or rentals of shellfish grounds  in  the
marine and coastal district, all moneys from gifts for fish and wildlife
management  pursuant  to section six hundred twenty-five of the tax law,
moneys received by the department of environmental conservation from the
sale of limited edition  prints  of  fish  and  wildlife  paintings,  as
authorized  by  paragraph  t of subdivision two of section 3-0301 of the
environmental conservation law, all moneys received from the  reimburse-
ment  provided for in paragraph b of subdivision seven of section 8-0109
of the environmental conservation law, and all other moneys arising  out
of  the application of any provisions of articles eleven and thirteen of
the environmental conservation law. These moneys, after appropriation by
the legislature, and within the amounts set forth and  for  the  several

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

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purposes  specified,  shall  be  available to the department of environ-
mental conservation for the care, management, protection and enlargement
of the fish, game and [shell fish] SHELLFISH resources of the state  and
for  the  promotion  of  public fishing and shooting, PROVIDED, THAT ALL
MONIES RECEIVED OR ACQUIRED BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  ELEVEN  OF
THE  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND NOT OTHERWISE DEDICATED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEDICATED TO  AND  AVAILABLE  BY  APPROPRIATION
ONLY  FOR  THE ADMINISTRATION OF AND PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SUCH ARTICLE,
WHICH MAY ONLY BE ALTERED OR AMENDED BY LAW. In  the  accomplishment  of
these  objects  the  moneys made available hereunder shall be devoted to
the purchase or acquisition of lands,  lands  under  water,  waters,  or
rights therein as required, to payment for personal service, for mainte-
nance and operation, and for new construction and permanent betterments,
and  to  all  other  proper  expenses of the department of environmental
conservation in the administration and enforcement of the provisions  of
articles eleven and thirteen of the environmental conservation law.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 98-a of the state finance law is amended
by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT ALL MONIES RECEIVED OR ACQUIRED BY THE STATE
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND NOT
OTHERWISE DEDICATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEDICATED  TO  AND
AVAILABLE  BY  APPROPRIATION ONLY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AND PURPOSES
SET FORTH IN SUCH ARTICLE, WHICH MAY ONLY BE ALTERED OR AMENDED BY LAW.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.