Senate Bill S7933

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis

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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-S7933 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9592
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §9-1709, En Con L

2023-S7933 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to independently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in consultation with the New York invasive species council.

2023-S7933 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7933 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7933
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 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
   authorizing  the department of environmental conservation to independ-
   ently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on
   an emergency basis

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  9-1709  of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INDEPENDENTLY ADD
 TO THE LISTS OF PROHIBITED AND REGULATED INVASIVE SPECIES ON AN EMERGEN-
 CY BASIS PENDING REVIEW BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS  IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNCIL.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13177-01-3



              

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