NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A7429
SPONSOR: Woerner
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 455 of the laws of 2011 amending the environ-
mental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a single
individual with up to three lines in freshwater, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Eliminates the expiration date and extends the date to two years from
expiration, with provisions of law authorizing an individual to fish
with up to 3 lines in freshwater.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends chapter 455 of the laws of 2011, amending the
environmental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a
single individual with up to three lines in freshwater, in relation to
making provisions thereof permanent.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The original legislation (Chapter 455, L. 2011) expires on December 31,
2023. This bill will extend the legislation to December 31, 2025.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A6305/S2044 of 2021: Signed Chapter 281
A8140/S2461 of 2019: Signed Chapter 394
A7742/S6239 of 2017: Signed Chapter 207
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7429
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend chapter 455 of the laws of 2011 amending the environ-
mental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a single
individual with up to three lines in freshwater, in relation to the
effectiveness thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 455 of the laws of 2011 amending the
2 environmental conservation law relating to authorizing angling by a
3 single individual with up to three lines in freshwater, as amended by
4 chapter 281 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
6 deemed repealed December 31, [2023] 2025.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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