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.
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