Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Apr 20, 2023 |
print number 4976a |
Apr 20, 2023 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Feb 17, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4976A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2023-S4976 - Details
2023-S4976 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4976 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of lead ammunition when hunting on state-owned and land contributing surface water to the New York City water supply SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law so that ammunition that contains one or more percent of lead by weight may not be used to take wildlife on state-owned land that is open for hunting, or land contributing surface water to the New York City water
2023-S4976 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4976 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows: H. WILDLIFE SHALL NOT BE TAKEN WITH THE USE OF LEAD AMMUNITION ON: (1) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, STATE FORESTS, FOREST PRESERVES, STATE PARKS OR ANY OTHER STATE-OWNED LAND THAT IS OPEN FOR HUNTING; AND (2) THE LAND AREA CONTRIBUTING SURFACE WATER TO THE NEW YORK CITY WATER SUPPLY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "LEAD AMMUNITION" SHALL MEAN ANY AMMUNI- TION THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE PERCENT OF LEAD BY WEIGHT. § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2025. Effective immediate- ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02894-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2023-S4976A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S4976A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4976A SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state- owned land and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law so that ammunition that contains one or more percent of lead by weight may not be used to take wildlife on state-owned land that is open for hunting, or land contributing surface water to the New York City water
2023-S4976A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4976--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows: H. WILDLIFE SHALL NOT BE TAKEN WITH THE USE OF LEAD AMMUNITION ON: (1) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS, STATE FORESTS, FOREST PRESERVES, STATE PARKS OR ANY OTHER STATE-OWNED LAND THAT IS OPEN FOR HUNTING; AND (2) THE LAND AREA CONTRIBUTING SURFACE WATER TO THE NEW YORK CITY WATER SUPPLY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH "LEAD AMMUNITION" SHALL MEAN ANY AMMUNI- TION THAT CONTAINS ONE OR MORE PERCENT OF LEAD BY WEIGHT. § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 11-0323 of the environmental conserva- tion law, as separately amended by section 19 of part H of chapter 58 and chapter 342 of the laws of 2012, is amended as follows: 2. The department shall also prepare a syllabus of such laws and information informing migratory game bird hunters where they can obtain information regarding open seasons and bag limits, LEAD AMMUNITION PROHIBITIONS, federal regulations pursuant to sections 11-1721 and 11-1723 of this article and of laws relating to invasive species (as defined in section 9-1703 of this chapter). The department shall deliver copies of such syllabus to county, city, town and village clerks in numbers sufficient for the furnishing of one copy to each person to whom EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02894-03-3 S. 4976--A 2
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