Relates to the department of agriculture and markets making available information concerning minimum guidelines for vegetation management plans in a manner that is pollinator friendly.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5312
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
department of agriculture and markets making available information
concerning minimum guidelines for vegetation management plans in a
manner that is pollinator friendly
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 49 of section 16 of the agriculture and markets
2 law, as added by chapter 399 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 49. [Develop] Make available, in consultation with the department of
5 environmental conservation and institutions of higher education with
6 expertise in pollinator protection, information concerning minimum
7 guidelines for vegetation management plans used by any person[, corpo-
8 ration, partnership, association or other organized group of persons who
9 make public claims that their property or commercial enterprise on a
10 property, including, but not limited to solar electric generating
11 systems,] who intends to develop their property or commercial enter-
12 prise, such as solar electric generating systems, in a manner that is
13 pollinator friendly or provides benefits and protection to pollinators.
14 Such information may include guidelines [shall provide guidance] for
15 short-term and long-term property management practices that provide and
16 maintain native perennial vegetation to protect the health and well-be-
17 ing of pollinators including, but not limited to the percentage of the
18 property that may be covered with native perennial vegetation; the type,
19 amount, and diversity of native perennial vegetation that may be main-
20 tained on the property; the number of seasons and the minimum number of
21 species of native perennial vegetation that may be in bloom; maintenance
22 practices to be used; the use of pesticides; the width and composition
23 of buffers adjacent to the property; and any other guidelines estab-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 lished by the department. [Nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed
2 to restrict any farming practices by any person, corporation, partner-
3 ship, association or other organized group of persons not making such
4 public claims.]
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
6 manner as section 1 of chapter 399 of the laws of 2018, takes effect.
