STATE OF NEW YORK
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7342
IN SENATE
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.
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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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
