Bill Text: NY A05939 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Includes preservation of undeveloped beachland and shoreline at risk of coastal flooding due to storms and projected sea level rise as part of preservation of community character for the purposes of the Peconic bay region community preservation funds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-22 - signed chap.423 [A05939 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A05939-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 4104--A A. 5939--A
Cal. No. 1191
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
March 8, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
ment -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee
on Rules
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to including preservation of
undeveloped beachland and shoreline at risk of coastal flooding due to
storms and projected sea level rise as part of preservation of commu-
nity character for the purposes of the Peconic bay region community
preservation funds
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 64-e of the town law, as amended
2 by chapter 373 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
3 4. Preservation of community character shall involve one or more of
4 the following: (a) establishment of parks, nature preserves, or recre-
5 ation areas; (b) preservation of open space, including agricultural
6 lands; (c) preservation of lands of exceptional scenic value; (d) pres-
7 ervation of fresh and saltwater marshes or other wetlands; (e) preserva-
8 tion of aquifer recharge areas; (f) preservation of undeveloped beach-
9 lands or shoreline INCLUDING THOSE AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF COASTAL
10 FLOODING DUE TO PROJECTED SEA LEVEL RISE AND FUTURE STORMS; (g) estab-
11 lishment of wildlife refuges for the purpose of maintaining native
12 animal species diversity, including the protection of habitat essential
13 to the recovery of rare, threatened or endangered species; (h) preserva-
14 tion of pine barrens consisting of such biota as pitch pine, and scrub
15 oak; (i) preservation of unique or threatened ecological areas; (j)
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08900-02-3
S. 4104--A 2 A. 5939--A
1 preservation of rivers and river areas in a natural, free-flowing condi-
2 tion; (k) preservation of forested land; (l) preservation of public
3 access to lands for public use including stream rights and waterways;
4 (m) preservation of historic places and properties listed on the New
5 York state register of historic places and/or protected under a munici-
6 pal historic preservation ordinance or law; and (n) undertaking any of
7 the aforementioned in furtherance of the establishment of a greenbelt.
8 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
