Senate Bill S2725A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department to issue airport air strike hazard permits

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2023-S2725 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0521-a, amd §§11-0505, 11-0901 & 11-0931, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7948
2021-2022: S4244

2023-S2725 - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to issue airport air strike hazard permits when the department finds that wildlife has become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare.

2023-S2725 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2725 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2725
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing the issuance of special airport air strike hazard permits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0522 to read as follows:
 § 11-0522. SPECIAL  AIRPORT  AIR  STRIKE HAZARD PERMITS AUTHORIZING TAKE
              FOR WILDLIFE CONTROL AT AIRPORTS.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  AN  AIRPORT  AIR  STRIKE  HAZARD
 PERMIT  MAY  BE ISSUED TO AN EMPLOYEE OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT
 RESPONSIBLE FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AT AN  AIRPORT,  OR  AN  AIRPORT  AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OF THE GENERAL
 BUSINESS LAW, OR CONTRACTOR THEREOF, WHEN  SUCH  PERSON  OR  AIRPORT  OR
 CONTRACTOR IS ACTING PURSUANT TO A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT MAY, AFTER REVIEWING THE AIRPORT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
 PLAN,  AND  UPON A FINDING THAT WILDLIFE HAS BECOME A NUISANCE, DESTRUC-
 TIVE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY OR  A  THREAT  TO  PUBLIC  HEALTH  OR
 WELFARE,  ISSUE A SPECIAL PERMIT TO ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION WHO IS QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT SUCH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
 ACTIVITIES AT THE AIRPORT AND THE AFFECTED AREA SURROUNDING THE  AIRPORT
 AS DIRECTED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.
   3.  IN ADDITION TO OTHER PERMITTED WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, THE
 DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXEMPT THE PERMIT HOLDER FROM THE PROVISIONS
 OF SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND EIGHT OF SECTION 11-0505 AND  SUBDIVISION  ONE
 OF  SECTION 11-0521 OF THIS TITLE AND PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE AND
 SUBDIVISIONS TWO, FOUR, AND FIVE OF SECTION 11-0931 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING OR OBLIGAT-
 ING THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PERMIT TO  TAKE  WILDLIFE  OR  DIRECT  THE
 TAKING OF ANY WILDLIFE WHEN IN ITS OPINION, THE NUISANCE, DESTRUCTION OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03663-01-3
              

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2023-S2725A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-0521-a, amd §§11-0505, 11-0901 & 11-0931, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7948
2021-2022: S4244

2023-S2725A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to issue airport air strike hazard permits when the department finds that wildlife has become a nuisance, destructive to public or private property or a threat to public health or welfare.

2023-S2725A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2725A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2725--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  STEC, WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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 the issuance of special airport air strike hazard permits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 11-0521-a to read as follows:
 § 11-0521-A. AIRPORT AIR STRIKE HAZARD PERMITS.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "AIRPORT"  SHALL MEAN AN AIRPORT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   B. "AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD SPECIALIST" SHALL MEAN AN EMPLOYEE OF OR A
 CONTRACTOR FOR THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR  WILDLIFE
 MANAGEMENT  AT  AN  AIRPORT, OR OF AN AIRPORT WHEN ACTING PURSUANT TO AN
 AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT PLAN AND AIRPORT  AIR  STRIKE  HAZARD
 PERMIT.
   C.  "WILDLIFE"  SHALL MEAN SPECIES PERMITTED TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO A
 PERMIT APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.
   2. AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD SPECIALISTS SHALL  BE  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH
 CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT AT A MINIMUM SHALL REQUIRE:
   A.  A  MINIMUM LEVEL OF MARKSMANSHIP QUALIFICATIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE
 FIREARM OR HUNTING IMPLEMENT TO BE USED;
   B. LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE OR OTHER FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS  IDEN-
 TIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   C.  A  COPY  OF THE AIRPORT AIR STRIKE HAZARD PERMIT AND A COPY OF THE
 LOG OF NUISANCE WILDLIFE SPECIALISTS USING THE PERMIT, BE ON THE AIRPORT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03663-02-4
              

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