Bill Text: NY S01419 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the department of environmental conservation to review the policies of the department of parks and recreation of the city of New York regarding trees, tree maintenance and liability.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S01419 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S01419-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1419 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT in relation to requiring the department of environmental conser- vation to review the policies of the department of parks and recre- ation of the city of New York regarding trees and tree maintenance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other rule, regulation or policy to the 2 contrary, the department of environmental conservation shall review and 3 provide oversight to the department of parks and recreation of the city 4 of New York in relation to city-owned trees, tree maintenance, care and 5 cultivation of such trees, liability in case of personal or property 6 injury by such trees, and any other matters the department of environ- 7 mental conservation deems necessary. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01224-01-7