Assembly Bill A7149

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a public awareness campaign for the purpose of educating the public about the three non-native plant species present in this state with the highest invasiveness assessment ratings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7149 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5710
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-1709, En Con L

2015-A7149 - Summary

Relates to creating a public awareness campaign for the purpose of educating the public about the three non-native plant species present in this state with the highest invasiveness assessment ratings.

2015-A7149 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7149

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  creating  a public awareness campaign for the purpose of educating the
  public about the three non-native species present in this  state  with
  the  highest invasiveness assessment ratings, including Japanese knot-
  weed

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

  Section  1.  Section  9-1709  of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.(A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE AND MARKETS, AND THE INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL CREATED  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  9-1705  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE THREE NON-NA-
TIVE PLANT SPECIES PRESENT IN THIS STATE WITH THE  HIGHEST  INVASIVENESS
ASSESSMENT  RATINGS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO JAPANESE KNOTWEED
(REYNOUTRIA JAPONICA, FALLOPIA JAPONICA, AND POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM).
  (B) SUCH CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,  DISTRIBUTING
INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS  RELATING  TO IDENTIFYING SUCH INVASIVE SPECIES
AND THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CONTAINMENT, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL.
AS PART OF THE PROCESS  TO  DEVELOP  THE  INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS,  THE
DEPARTMENT,  THE  DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS AND THE INVASIVE
SPECIES COUNCIL SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH TO  STAKEHOLDERS,  INCLUDING  BUT
NOT  LIMITED TO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. ONCE CREATED, THE
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE WIDELY  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC
AND, AT A MINIMUM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT.
  (C)(I)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL ESTABLISH, NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AT  LEAST  TWO  FIVE-YEAR  PILOT
PROGRAMS  TO  DETERMINE  THE  MOST COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD OF REMOVING THE
NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09808-03-5

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2015-A7149A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5710
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-1709, En Con L

2015-A7149A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a public awareness campaign for the purpose of educating the public about the three non-native plant species present in this state with the highest invasiveness assessment ratings.

2015-A7149A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7149--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, OTIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  MARKEY -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation  --  reported  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and
  Means -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  creating a public awareness campaign for the purpose of educating  the
  public  about  the three non-native species present in this state with
  the highest invasiveness assessment ratings, including Japanese  knot-
  weed

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

  Section 1. Section 9-1709 of the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.(A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE  AND  MARKETS, AND THE INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL CREATED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 9-1705  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  DEVELOP  A  PUBLIC  AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE THREE NON-NA-
TIVE  PLANT  SPECIES PRESENT IN THIS STATE WITH THE HIGHEST INVASIVENESS
ASSESSMENT RATINGS, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  JAPANESE  KNOTWEED
(REYNOUTRIA JAPONICA, FALLOPIA JAPONICA, AND POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM).
  (B)  SUCH  CAMPAIGN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, DISTRIBUTING
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS RELATING TO IDENTIFYING  SUCH  INVASIVE  SPECIES
AND THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CONTAINMENT, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL.
AS  PART  OF  THE  PROCESS  TO  DEVELOP THE INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, THE
DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS AND  THE  INVASIVE
SPECIES  COUNCIL  SHALL  CONDUCT OUTREACH TO STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. ONCE CREATED,  THE
INFORMATIONAL  MATERIALS  SHALL  BE  MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
AND, AT A MINIMUM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09808-04-5

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