Bill Text: NY S06861 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes fees for certification of pesticide applicators of subcategory 3A-ornamentals, shade trees and turf or only subcategory 3B-turf the same as the fees for all other applicators.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-02 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S06861 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-S06861-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6861 IN SENATE March 2, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to fees for certification of pesticide applicators; and to repeal certain provisions 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. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by section 1 of part U of 3 chapter 59 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 4 d. Except as provided in [paragraphs] paragraph e [and f] of this 5 subdivision, pesticide applicator certifications shall be valid for 6 three years after which every applicator shall recertify according to 7 the requirements then in effect. Certification identification cards 8 shall be valid for three years. 9 § 2. Paragraph f of subdivision 3 of section 33-0905 of the environ- 10 mental conservation law is REPEALED. 11 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 33-0911 of the environmental conserva- 12 tion law, as amended by section 3 of part YY of chapter 59 of the laws 13 of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 14 2. [a. Except as provided in paragraph b of this subdivision, fees] 15 Fees for pesticide applicator certification shall be four hundred fifty 16 dollars for commercial pesticide applicator certification in one indi- 17 vidual category, one hundred fifty dollars for each additional category 18 and one hundred fifty dollars for each additional sub-category chosen. 19 For private applicators a fee of twenty-five dollars for the initial 20 certified private applicator and five dollars for subsequent applicators 21 on the same farm or business shall be charged at the time of initial 22 certification, renewal of certification or recertification. 23 [b. Fees for pesticide applicator certification for a commercial24pesticide applicator with only subcategory 3A-ornamentals, shade trees25and turf or only subcategory 3B-turf shall be two hundred dollars.] 26 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to certif- 27 ications issued on or after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14469-01-6