Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 07, 2024 |
print number 8867a |
May 07, 2024 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 23, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A8867A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLES
Current 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Aileen Gunther
Patricia Fahy
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Karen McMahon
2023-A8867 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8356
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-ss, St Fin L
2023-A8867 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8867 I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act". § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds that the state of New York has a responsibility to maintain the health and safety of its abundant clean water resources, upon which the residents of New York state, as well as its many visitors, rely on for drinking, agriculture, tourism, recreation, and their livelihoods. Because the waters of the state are under threat by harmful algal blooms (HABS), which are known to be toxic and even fatal to humans, pets, and wild- life, the state has a responsibility to provide coordinated, statewide monitoring, evaluation, prevention and mitigation, going beyond water body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation efforts. While the causes of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordinated and standard- ized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns can more readily be identified to isolate the combination of relevant causes specific to different bodies of water across the state and determine the most effec- tive targeted interventions. To address this threat, the state must develop and maintain a comprehensive state clearinghouse to bring together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional and longi- tudinal data and information on HABS, potential and known causes, best practice interventions, expertise, and funding resources. This data and subsequent report will enable the state to effectively and efficiently administer a central grant program supporting data-driven best practices in prevention and mitigation of harmful algal blooms. § 3. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 15-0519 to read as follows: § 15-0519. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM MONITORING AND PREVENTION PROGRAM. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Aileen Gunther
Patricia Fahy
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Karen McMahon
2023-A8867A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8356
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §15-0519, En Con L; add §99-ss, St Fin L
2023-A8867A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8867--A I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, GUNTHER, FAHY, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, McMAHON, BURDICK, SHIMSKY, THIELE, OTIS, SHRESTHA, L. ROSENTHAL, SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord- ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "harmful algal bloom monitoring and prevention act". § 2. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds that the state of New York has a responsibility to maintain the health and safety of its abundant clean water resources, upon which the residents of New York state, as well as its many visitors, rely on for drinking, agriculture, tourism, recreation, and their livelihoods. Because the waters of the state are under threat by harmful algal blooms (HABS), which are known to be toxic and even fatal to humans, pets, and wild- life, the state has a responsibility to provide coordinated, statewide monitoring, evaluation, prevention and mitigation, going beyond water body-specific data collection and isolated mitigation efforts. While the causes of HABS are complex and varied, with a coordinated and standard- ized approach to monitoring and evaluation, patterns can more readily be identified to isolate the combination of relevant causes specific to different bodies of water across the state and determine the most effec- tive targeted interventions. To address this threat, the state must develop and maintain a comprehensive state clearinghouse to bring together existing and new available statewide cross-sectional and longi- tudinal data and information on harmful algal blooms, potential and known causes, best practice interventions, expertise, and funding resources. This data and subsequent report will enable the state to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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