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A05976 Summary:

BILL NO	A05976
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Shimsky
COSPNSR	Gonzalez-Rojas, Paulin, Simon, Chang
MLTSPNSR
Add §9-1505, En Con L
Authorizes local governments to adopt a local law or ordinance requiring property owners to replace each tree removed from their property with up to three trees and authorizes the imposition of property tax credits and reasonable fines.

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A05976 Actions:

BILL NO	A05976
03/24/2023	referred to environmental conservation
01/03/2024	referred to environmental conservation

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A05976 Committee Votes:

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A05976 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5976
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 24, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          authorizing  local  governments  to require property owners to replace
          trees which are removed

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
     2  new section 9-1505 to read as follows:
     3  § 9-1505. Replacement of trees.
     4    Any local government is authorized and empowered to adopt a local  law
     5  or ordinance requiring a property owner to plant trees in replacement of
     6  trees  removed  from  the  property  owner's property. Such local law or
     7  ordinance may require the property owner to plant up to three trees  for
     8  each  tree  removed  and may include property tax credits and reasonable
     9  fines as determined by the municipality.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09679-01-3

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