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                                  9130--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing  hunting  big  game by rifle in the county of Niagara; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  a  of  subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the
 environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new  item  (q)  to
 read as follows:
 (Q) THE COUNTY OF       DEER, THE FIRST SATURDAY   PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
 NIAGARA EXCEPT          AFTER NOVEMBER 15          CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
 WITHIN THE CITY OF      THROUGH FIRST SUNDAY       LOADING FIREARM,
 NIAGARA FALLS, THE      AFTER DECEMBER 7           RIFLE OR LONG BOW
 CITY OF LOCKPORT
 AND THE CITY OF
 NORTH TONAWANDA
   §  2.  Item  (f) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
 the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2  of  chapter
 230 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 (f) Southern tier,        Deer, first              Pistol, shotgun,
 central and Western       Monday after November    crossbow,
 region, except those      15 through first         muzzle loading
 counties or portions      Tuesday after            firearm or
 thereof listed in         December 7               long bow only
 item (i), (j), (k),
 (l), (m), (n), (o)
 [or], (p) OR (Q)
 of this paragraph
   §  3.  Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of the environ-
 mental conservation law is amended by adding a new item (o) to  read  as
 follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 (O) THE COUNTY            DEER AND BEAR, THE       PISTOL, SHOTGUN,
 OF NIAGARA                FIRST SATURDAY AFTER     CROSSBOW, MUZZLE
 EXCEPT THE CITY           NOVEMBER 15 THROUGH      LOADING FIREARM,
 OF NIAGARA FALLS,         FIRST SUNDAY AFTER       RIFLE OR LONG
 THE CITY OF LOCKPORT      DECEMBER 7               BOW ONLY
 AND THE CITY OF NORTH
 TONAWANDA
   §  4.  Item  (f) of paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907 of
 the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 4  of  chapter
 230 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 (f) Southern tier,        Deer and bear, first     Pistol, shotgun,
 central and Western       Monday after November    crossbow,
 region, except those      15 through first         muzzle loading
 counties or portions      Tuesday after            firearm or
 thereof listed in         December 7               long bow only
 item (i), (j), (j), (k),
 (l), (m) [or], (n)
 OR (O) of this paragraph
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that:
   a.  the  amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 11-0907
 of the environmental conservation law made by section one  of  this  act
 shall  be  subject  to  the  expiration  and reversion of such paragraph
 pursuant to section 13 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended;
   b. the amendments to item (f) of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  11-0907  of  the environmental conservation law made by section
 two of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such
 item pursuant to paragraph d of section 5 of chapter 152 of the laws  of
 2020, as amended;
   c.  sections  three  and  four  of this act shall take effect upon the
 expiration and reversion of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
 11-0907 of the environmental conservation law, as provided in section 13
 of chapter 600 of the laws of 1993, as amended; and
   d.  nothing  contained  in this act shall be construed so as to extend
 the provisions of this act beyond October 1, 2026, when upon  such  date
 this  act  shall  expire  and  the  provisions contained herein shall be
 deemed repealed.