Assembly Bill A5448

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting burying trees and/or stumps beneath the surface of property when clearing land for commercial or residential use

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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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2019-A5448 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10629
2017-2018: A3863

2019-A5448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting burying trees and/or stumps beneath the surface of property when clearing land for commercial or residential use.

2019-A5448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5448
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARCLAY, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  SALKA -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to standards for land
   clearing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  STANDARDS  FOR  LAND  CLEARING  REQUIRING THAT ANY PROPERTY BEING
 CLEARED OF DEBRIS AS DEFINED BY 6 NYCRR 360-1.2(B)(94) FOR THE  PURPOSES
 OF  COMMERCIAL  OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BE DONE IN A MANNER
 THAT PROHIBITS THE BURYING OF TREES AND/OR STUMPS BENEATH THE SURFACE OF
 THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02470-01-9

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