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A09036 Summary:

BILL NOA09036
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08547
 
SPONSORPheffer Amato
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay; imposes a five-year moratorium on placing sediment or fill in the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay.
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A09036 Actions:

BILL NOA09036
 
02/05/2024referred to environmental conservation
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A09036 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A9036
 
SPONSOR: Pheffer Amato
  TITLE OF BILL: An act directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is have the Department of Environmental Conser- vation conduct a full study of Jamaica Bay to determine ecological restoration needs in Jamaica Bay, while also providing a 5 year morato- rium on filling of the borrow pits.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section la outlines the study that the Department of Environmental Conservation will conduct to determine ecological restoration needs in Jamaica Bay Section 2b refers that the Department of Environmental Conservation shall report their finding to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no later than March 30, 2029 Section lc states that there shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sediment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a period of five years commencing on the effective date of this act, or until the study is completed and published, whichever is later.   JUSTIFICATION: The Department of Environmental Conservation has not conducted a thor- ough study of Jamaica Bay in at least 20 years. This bill would require an updated study of Jamaica Bay to provide a description of the bathyme- try of target areas of Jamaica Bay and a map of the borrow pits; the ecological service quality of the borrow pits over multiple weather seasons at multiple depths, including in-depth analysis of the popu- lations of fin fish species that utilize such areas during different seasons; the geotechnical conditions of all pit bottoms; the signif- icance of the borrow pits regarding the absorption of heat during summer months when adjacent shallow areas experience ulva sulfide conditions; and any other policy recommendations regarding the ecological restora- tion of Jamaica Bay. There shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sediment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a period of five years commencing on the effective date of this act, or until the study is completed and published, whichever is later.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Shall take effect immediately.
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A09036 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9036
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 5, 2024
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct
          a study on ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  (a)  The  department  of environmental conservation shall
     2  conduct a beneficial use study to determine ecological restoration needs
     3  in Jamaica Bay. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
     4    (i) a description of the bathymetry of target areas of Jamaica Bay and
     5  a map of the borrow pits;
     6    (ii) the ecological service quality of the borrow pits  over  multiple
     7  weather  seasons  at multiple depths, including in-depth analysis of the
     8  populations of fin fish species that utilize such areas during different
     9  seasons;
    10    (iii) the geotechnical conditions of all pit bottoms;
    11    (iv) the significance of the borrow pits regarding the  absorption  of
    12  heat  during  summer  months when adjacent shallow areas experience ulva
    13  sulfide conditions; and
    14    (v) any other policy recommendations regarding the ecological restora-
    15  tion of Jamaica Bay.
    16    (b) The department of environmental conservation shall:
    17    (i) issue a report on the findings of such study to the governor,  the
    18  temporary  president  of  the  senate and the speaker of the assembly no
    19  later than March 30, 2029; and
    20    (ii) publish such report on the department of environmental  conserva-
    21  tion's website.
    22    (c)  There shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sedi-
    23  ment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a  period  of  five
    24  years  commencing  on the effective date of this act, or until the study
    25  is completed and published, whichever is later.
    26    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14266-01-4
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