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                                 7987--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation -- committee discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing  the taking of big game in the county of Schenectady using
  a rifle; and providing for the repeal of provisions thereof

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

  Section 1. Item (d) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
of  the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 141 of the
laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Eastern region,       Deer, first Monday       Pistol, shotgun,
  except Albany,          after November 15        crossbow,
  Columbia, Fulton,       through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
  Orange, Rensselaer,     after December 7         firearm or
  Saratoga, SCHENECTADY,                           long bow only
  Washington Counties
  and those counties
  or portions thereof
  listed in item (i)
  of this paragraph
  S 2. Item (d) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of  section  11-0907  of
the  environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part EE
of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Eastern region,       Deer, first Monday       Pistol, shotgun,
  except Columbia,        after November 15        crossbow,
  Fulton, Orange,         through first Tuesday    muzzle loading
  Rensselaer, Saratoga,   after December 7         firearm or
  SCHENECTADY,                                     long bow only
  Washington Counties

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  and those counties
  or portions thereof
  listed in item (i)
  of this paragraph

  S  3.  Item  (e) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 14 of part  EE
of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
  (e) Fulton, Saratoga,   Deer, first Monday       Pistol, rifle,
  SCHENECTADY,            after November 15        shotgun, crossbow
  Washington (parts       through first Tuesday    or long bow
  in the Southern         after December 7
  zone), Columbia,
  Orange, and
  Rensselaer
  counties
  S  4.  Items  (d)  and  (e) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section
11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section  15
of  part  EE  of  chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
follows:
  (d) Eastern region,     Deer and bear,           Pistol, shotgun,
  except Columbia,        first Monday after       crossbow,
  Fulton, Orange,         November 15 through      muzzle loading firearm
  Rensselaer, Saratoga,   first Tuesday after      or long bow only
  SCHENECTADY,            December 7
  Washington Counties
  and those counties
  or portions thereof
  listed in item (i)
  of this paragraph

(e) Fulton, Saratoga,     Deer and bear, first     Pistol, rifle,
  SCHENECTADY,            Monday after November    shotgun,
  Washington (parts       15 through first         crossbow
  in the Southern         Tuesday after            or long bow
  zone), Columbia,        December 7
  Orange, and
  Rensselaer
  counties
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that:
  (a) the amendments to item (d) of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
section  11-0907  of the environmental conservation law, made by section
one of this act, shall not affect  the  expiration  and  repeal  of  the
amendments  thereto,  made by chapter 141 of the laws of 2014, and shall
expire and be deemed repealed therewith, when upon such date section two
of this act shall take effect;
  (b) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section  11-0907
of the environmental conservation law, made by sections two and three of
this act, shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such para-
graph  pursuant  to  section  13  of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as
amended, when upon such date section four of this act shall take effect;
and
  (c) nothing contained in this act shall be construed so as  to  extend
the  provisions  of this act beyond October 1, 2017, when upon such date
this act shall expire and  the  provisions  contained  herein  shall  be
deemed repealed.