Assembly Bill A6883

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma; appropriation

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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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2023-A6883 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation

2023-A6883 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program in the ten zip codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma.

2023-A6883 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6883
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT in relation to directing the department of environmental conser-
   vation to develop and implement a tree planting pilot program  in  the
   ten  zip  codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma; and
   making an appropriation therefor

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Within  amounts  appropriated therefor, the department of
 environmental conservation shall develop and implement a  tree  planting
 pilot program in the state. The department of environmental conservation
 shall  consult  with  the  department of health to determine the ten zip
 codes in the state with the highest incidence of asthma. The  department
 of  environmental  conservation,  in  consultation  with local agencies,
 shall plant trees in such zip  codes  to  ameliorate  the  environmental
 conditions in those areas. Such pilot program shall continue for a peri-
 od  of  five  years  after the effective date of this act. At the end of
 such period, the department of environmental conservation, in  consulta-
 tion  with  the  department of health, shall report to the governor, the
 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on the
 results of such pilot program and any  recommendations  for  legislative
 action.
   §  2. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), or so much thereof
 as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the department  of  envi-
 ronmental  conservation from the general fund, for implementation of the
 tree planting pilot program required by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2024.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10126-01-3

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