Bill Text: NY S02051 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2051 (Prior Session Legislation)

NY State Legislature page for S02051

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace each tree removed from their property with up to three trees and authorizes the imposition of property tax credits and reasonable fines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-20 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S02051 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02051-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2051
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- 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  local  governments  to require property owners to replace
         trees which are removed
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 9-1505 to read as follows:
    3  S 9-1505. REPLACEMENT OF TREES.
    4    ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT A LOCAL  LAW
    5  OR ORDINANCE REQUIRING A PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT TREES IN REPLACEMENT OF
    6  TREES  REMOVED  FROM  THE  PROPERTY  OWNER'S PROPERTY. SUCH LOCAL LAW OR
    7  ORDINANCE MAY REQUIRE THE PROPERTY OWNER TO PLANT UP TO THREE TREES  FOR
    8  EACH  TREE  REMOVED  AND MAY INCLUDE PROPERTY TAX CREDITS AND REASONABLE
    9  FINES AS DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05131-01-3