Assembly Bill A6519

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to qualifications for individuals designated or appointed to the conservation fund advisory board

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

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2017-A6519 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3327
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-0327, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6524, S4576

2017-A6519 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to qualifications for individuals designated or appointed to the conservation fund advisory board, no longer requiring that such individuals hold a valid New York state hunting, fishing or trapping license at the time they are designated or appointed to such board and for each of the three years immediately preceding their designation.

2017-A6519 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6519
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAYER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to qual-
   ifications for individuals designated or appointed to the conservation
   fund advisory board

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b) of subdivision 1 of section 11-0327 of the
 environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 308 of the  laws  of
 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Persons  designated or appointed to the advisory board, excluding
 ex officio members, shall have demonstrated  a  long-standing  interest,
 knowledge  and  experience  in  fish  and wildlife management, including
 hunting or fishing, [as] WHICH MAY BE evidenced [in part] by the holding
 of a valid New York state hunting, fishing or trapping  license  at  the
 time  they are designated or appointed to such board and for each of the
 three years immediately preceding their designation  or  appointment  to
 such  board.   One member, who may not be an ex officio member, shall be
 elected chairman of the advisory board by a majority vote of the members
 of such board, excluding ex officio members.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06808-01-7

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