Bill Text: NY A09764 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the definition of freshwater wetlands; repeals section relating to the applicability of the freshwater wetlands article; provides authority of DEC over wetlands which are one acre or more; amends permitting requirements for subdivision of land.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-11 - reported referred to ways and means [A09764 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09764-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9764
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      April 5, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          freshwater wetlands and repealing section 24-1305 of such law relating
          thereto
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 7  of  section  24-0105  of  the  environmental
     2  conservation  law,  as  added  by chapter 614 of the laws of 1975 and as
     3  renumbered by chapter 654 of the laws of 1977, is  amended  to  read  as
     4  follows:
     5    7. Any loss of freshwater wetlands deprives the people of the state of
     6  some  or  all  of  the  many  and  multiple  benefits to be derived from
     7  wetlands, to wit:
     8    (a) flood and storm control by the hydrologic absorption  and  storage
     9  capacity of freshwater wetlands;
    10    (b)  wildlife  habitat  by  providing  breeding,  nesting  and feeding
    11  grounds and cover for many forms of wildlife, wildfowl  and  shorebirds,
    12  including  migratory wildfowl and rare, endangered or threatened species
    13  such as the bald eagle and osprey;
    14    (c) protection of subsurface water resources and provision  for  valu-
    15  able watersheds and recharging ground water supplies;
    16    (d)  recreation  by  providing  areas  for  hunting, fishing, boating,
    17  hiking, bird watching, photography, camping and other uses;
    18    (e) pollution treatment by serving as biological and  chemical  oxida-
    19  tion basins;
    20    (f)  erosion  control  by serving as sedimentation areas and filtering
    21  basins, absorbing silt and organic matter and  protecting  channels  and
    22  harbors;
    23    (g)  education and scientific research by providing readily accessible
    24  outdoor bio-physical laboratories, living classrooms and  vast  training
    25  and education resources; [and]
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14921-01-6