Bill Text: NY S07342 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Dedicates certain funds for fish and wildlife purposes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-12 - referred to environmental conservation [S07342 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07342-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7342
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      May 2, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to dedicating certain
         funds for fish and wildlife purposes
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  1  of subdivision a of section 83 of the state
    2  finance law, as amended by chapter 512 of the laws of 1994,  is  amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    1.  The conservation fund shall consist of all moneys belonging to the
    5  state received by the department of environmental conservation from  the
    6  sale  of licenses for hunting, for trapping, and for fishing, all moneys
    7  received in actions for penalties under articles eleven and thirteen  of
    8  the  environmental  conservation  law  and  subdivision  two  of section
    9  71-1929 of the environmental conservation law, or upon the settlement or
   10  compromise thereof, all fines for violation of any of the provisions  of
   11  articles  eleven and thirteen of the environmental conservation law, all
   12  moneys arising out of the operation of real property under the jurisdic-
   13  tion of the division of fish and wildlife in the department of  environ-
   14  mental conservation heretofore or hereafter acquired by the state of New
   15  York,  and  from  any  concessions  thereon and from any leases thereof,
   16  including moneys received from the sale thereof when authorized by  law,
   17  all  moneys  received from leases or rentals of shellfish grounds in the
   18  marine and coastal district, all moneys from gifts for fish and wildlife
   19  management pursuant to section six hundred twenty-five of the  tax  law,
   20  moneys received by the department of environmental conservation from the
   21  sale  of  limited  edition  prints  of  fish  and wildlife paintings, as
   22  authorized by paragraph t of subdivision two of section  3-0301  of  the
   23  environmental  conservation law, all moneys received from the reimburse-
   24  ment provided for in paragraph b of subdivision seven of section  8-0109
   25  of  the environmental conservation law, and all other moneys arising out
   26  of the application of any provisions of articles eleven and thirteen  of
   27  the environmental conservation law. These moneys, after appropriation by
   28  the  legislature,  and  within the amounts set forth and for the several
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15704-01-2
       S. 7342                             2
    1  purposes specified, shall be available to  the  department  of  environ-
    2  mental conservation for the care, management, protection and enlargement
    3  of  the  fish,  game  and  shell fish resources of the state and for the
    4  promotion  of  public  fishing  and  shooting, PROVIDED, THAT ALL MONIES
    5  RECEIVED OR ACQUIRED BY THE STATE PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ELEVEN  OF  THE
    6  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW AND NOT OTHERWISE DEDICATED PURSUANT TO
    7  THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEDICATED TO AND AVAILABLE BY  APPROPRIATION  ONLY
    8  FOR  THE ADMINISTRATION OF AND PURPOSES SET FORTH IN SUCH ARTICLE, WHICH
    9  MAY ONLY BE ALTERED OR AMENDED BY LAW. In the  accomplishment  of  these
   10  objects  the  moneys  made  available  hereunder shall be devoted to the
   11  purchase or acquisition of lands, lands under water, waters,  or  rights
   12  therein  as  required,  to payment for personal service, for maintenance
   13  and operation, and for new construction and permanent  betterments,  and
   14  to  all other proper expenses of the department of environmental conser-
   15  vation in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of  arti-
   16  cles eleven and thirteen of the environmental conservation law.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.