Bill Text: NY A08560 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Increases the membership of the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education and research board; relates to recreational marine fishing licenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2010-08-30 - tabled [A08560 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A08560-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8560--B
Cal. No. 610
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation -- reported and referred to the
Committee on Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules
-- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
increasing the membership of the marine and coastal district of New
York conservation, education, and research board
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
2 13-0503 of the environmental conservation law, subdivision 1 as amended
3 by chapter 263 of the laws of 2007 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as
4 amended by section 7 of part LL of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, are
5 amended to read as follows:
6 1. There is hereby established in the department the marine and coas-
7 tal district of New York conservation, education, and research board to
8 be composed of [three] NINE members, [one] THREE of whom shall be
9 appointed by the governor, [one] TWO of whom shall be appointed by the
10 temporary president of the senate, [and one] TWO of whom shall be
11 appointed by the speaker of the assembly, ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED
12 BY THE MINORITY LEADER OR THE SENATE AND ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED
13 BY THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY. Each appointing official shall
14 also appoint an alternate who may serve in the place of the member
15 appointed by such appointing official. A member or alternate member of
16 the board shall serve at the pleasure of the official by whom he or she
17 is appointed. The members of the board shall choose their chairperson.
18 (a) receive and review, and to approve or deny, applications from
19 eligible recipients for grants from the marine and coastal district of
20 New York conservation, education, and research fund, created pursuant to
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 8560--B 2
1 section ninety-five-c of the state finance law, for conservation,
2 research, and education projects relating to such marine and coastal
3 district. Approval of any such proposed project may be granted only by
4 [unanimous] MAJORITY vote of all [three] NINE members of the board. In
5 the event a member of the board is unable to vote, the alternate for
6 such member may vote in his or her place;
7 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
