Assembly Bill A7808

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the feathered lives also count act

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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-A7808 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A7808 - Summary

Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.

2023-A7808 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7808
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public buildings law, in relation to directing the
   commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and  strate-
   gies  to  reduce  bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain
   state-owned buildings, and for other purposes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "bird safe
 buildings act".
   § 2. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new  section  147
 to read as follows:
   §  147. USE OF BIRD-SAFE FEATURES, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES IN STATE-
 OWNED BUILDINGS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, BOARD,  BUREAU,
 COMMISSION,  AGENCY,  OR  ANY  PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPO-
 RATION AT LEAST ONE OF WHOSE MEMBERS IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (B) "STATE-OWNED BUILDING" MEANS ANY BUILDING OWNED BY A STATE  AGENCY
 USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS; AND
   (C)  "STATE-LEASED  BUILDING"  MEANS  ANY  BUILDING  OR PORTION OF ANY
 BUILDING LEASED BY A STATE AGENCY FOR OFFICE, DEPARTMENTAL, OR  RESIDEN-
 TIAL OCCUPANCY.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL INCORPORATE FEATURES,
 PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE BIRD FATALITY RESULTING FROM  COLLI-
 SIONS  WITH  STATE-OWNED  BUILDINGS AND, WHERE PRACTICABLE, STATE-LEASED
 BUILDINGS.  SUCH FEATURES, PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES  SHALL  BE  INCORPO-
 RATED FOR EACH BUILDING:
   (A) CONSTRUCTED;
   (B) ACQUIRED; OR
   (C)  OF  WHICH  MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FACADE IS SUBSTANTIALLY
 ALTERED, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11333-03-3
              

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2023-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Buildings Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, Pub Bldg L

2023-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.

2023-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7808--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to  directing  the
   commissioner  of general services to incorporate practices and strate-
   gies to reduce bird fatality resulting from  collisions  with  certain
   state-owned buildings, and for other purposes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "feathered
 lives also count act".
   §  2.  The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section 148
 to read as follows:
   § 148. USE OF BIRD-SAFE FEATURES, PRACTICES, AND STRATEGIES IN  STATE-
 OWNED BUILDINGS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "STATE AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE, BOARD, BUREAU,
 COMMISSION, AGENCY, OR ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY  OR  PUBLIC  BENEFIT  CORPO-
 RATION AT LEAST ONE OF WHOSE MEMBERS IS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (B)  "STATE-OWNED BUILDING" MEANS ANY BUILDING OWNED BY A STATE AGENCY
 USED FOR OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS; AND
   (C) "STATE-LEASED BUILDING" MEANS  ANY  BUILDING  OR  PORTION  OF  ANY
 BUILDING  LEASED BY A STATE AGENCY FOR OFFICE, DEPARTMENTAL, OR RESIDEN-
 TIAL OCCUPANCY.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES  SHALL  INCORPORATE  FEATURES,
 PRACTICES,  AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE BIRD FATALITY RESULTING FROM COLLI-
 SIONS WITH STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND,  WHERE  PRACTICABLE,  STATE-LEASED
 BUILDINGS.    SUCH  FEATURES, PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES SHALL BE INCORPO-
 RATED FOR EACH BUILDING:
   (A) CONSTRUCTED;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11333-05-4
              

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