Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 06, 2022 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A10533
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CARROLL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-A10533 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A10533 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10533 I N A S S E M B L Y July 6, 2022 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Carroll) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to direct the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study to identify potential sites along all highways and thruways in the state for wildlife crossings and directing the department of transportation to create a report on the fiscal impact of such study; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there- of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. For the purposes of this act: (a) "Wildlife crossing" means a habitat structure that that joins two or more areas of wildlife habitat, allowing wildlife to cross human- caused barriers from one habitat area to another. Such crossings may include but not be limited to underpass tunnels and overpass bridges. (b) "Human-caused barrier" means a road, culvert, commercial or resi- dential development or other human-made structure that has the potential to affect the natural movement of wildlife across the landscape. § 2. The department of environmental conservation is hereby authorized and directed to conduct a study to identify potential sites along all highways and thruways in the state for wildlife crossings. The depart- ment of environmental conservation shall submit such study to the department of transportation no later than one year after the effective date of this act. Such study shall examine, at a minimum, the following: (a) Identification of existing highway or thruway crossings that pose a risk to successful wildlife migration or that pose a risk to the trav- eling public because large animals use the crossing; (b) Identification of other human-caused barriers, especially road segments that negatively affect wildlife habitat and movement; (c) Information about the habitat and movement needs of wildlife with particular attention to large animals or other species that pose a risk to the traveling public; (d) Information about the habitat quality needed to support and main- tain viable populations of wildlife; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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