Bill Text: NY A06722 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Authorizes the use of benthic barriers, between July 1 and October 31, to control invasive aquatic plants around docks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-31 - held for consideration in environmental conservation [A06722 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A06722-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Authorizes the use of benthic barriers, between July 1 and October 31, to control invasive aquatic plants around docks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-31 - held for consideration in environmental conservation [A06722 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A06722-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6722 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ERRIGO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the use of benthic barriers to control dockside aquatic plants 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 9-1711 to read as follows: 3 § 9-1711. Control of invasive aquatic plants. 4 1. For the purposes of this section, "benthic barrier" shall mean a 5 film of natural or synthetic matter that lays on the bottom of a wetland 6 to keep sunlight from reaching the soil on the wetland bottom so as to 7 control the growth of invasive aquatic plants. 8 2. No person shall be prohibited from placing benthic barriers in any 9 freshwater wetland between July first and October thirty-first each 10 year, for the purpose of controlling invasive aquatic plants around, 11 near and between docks. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10598-01-7