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A06520 Summary:

A06520 Actions:

A06520 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:05/29/2019AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Englebright
Aye
Stec
Aye
Glick
Aye
Raia
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palumbo
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Miller ML
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Miller B 
Aye
O'Donnell
Excused
Tague
Aye
Gunther
Aye
LiPetri
Aye
Jaffee
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Crespo
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Ryan
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Aye
Barrett
Aye
D'Urso
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Burke
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Romeo
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/30/2019AYE/NAY:31/0  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Montesano
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Perry
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Excused
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simotas
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Miller
Aye

A06520 Floor Votes:

A06520 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6520
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 11, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE, BARNWELL, D'URSO, RAMOS,
          RAYNOR, JEAN-PIERRE, GLICK, THIELE, GRIFFIN, SOLAGES,  STERN  --  read
          once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          establishing the marine mammal and sea  turtle  protection  area;  and
          providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Article 11 of the environmental conservation law is amended
     2  by adding a new title 20-A to read as follows:
     3                                 TITLE 20-A
     4                 MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE PROTECTION AREA
     5  Section 11-2050. Establishment of  the  marine  mammal  and  sea  turtle
     6                     protection area.
     7          11-2052. The  marine mammal and sea turtle protection area advi-
     8                     sory committee.
     9  § 11-2050. Establishment of the marine mammal and sea turtle  protection
    10               area.
    11    1.  There shall be created the marine mammal and sea turtle protection
    12  area consisting of the waters in the area from mean high  water  seaward
    13  fifteen  hundred  feet,  except  further seaward in shallow areas to the
    14  outermost limit of waters fifteen feet in  depth,  around  Plum  Island,
    15  Great  Gull  Island  and  Little  Gull  Island. Such boundaries shall be
    16  described and depicted upon a map and a copy of any and all  such  docu-
    17  ments shall be forwarded to the commissioner for inventory, research and
    18  reference purposes for the general public. Such protection area may also
    19  be  designated  as  a  New York state bird conservation area pursuant to
    20  section 11-2001 of this article.
    21    2. For purposes of  this  title  the  marine  mammal  and  sea  turtle
    22  protection area shall mean:
    23    (a) a site providing habitat to species including:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10153-02-9
        A. 6520                             2
 
     1    (i) harbor seals (Phoca vitulina);
     2    (ii) harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena);
     3    (iii) gray seals (Halichoerus grypus); and
     4    (iv) sea turtle species including kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
     5  green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and leatherback (Dermochelys coreacia);
     6    (b) presence of a state-designated natural protective feature; and
     7    (c)  location  within  the  boundaries  of  two  estuaries of national
     8  significance.
     9    3. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations  to  prevent
    10  the  harassment and for the protection of marine mammals and sea turtles
    11  within the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area.
    12  § 11-2052. The marine mammal and sea  turtle  protection  area  advisory
    13               committee.
    14    There shall be created within the department the marine mammal and sea
    15  turtle protection area advisory committee whose non-governmental members
    16  shall  serve  without pay, meet not less than twice each year, and whose
    17  sole purpose shall be  to  advise  as  to  the  management,  educational
    18  research  and utilization of the marine mammal and sea turtle protection
    19  area. Provided, however, the utilization of such area shall be  consist-
    20  ent  with  the  mission of the department pursuant to section 11-2050 of
    21  this title. In addition to representatives of the department, the  advi-
    22  sory  committee  shall  consist  of, but not be limited to one represen-
    23  tative each from the department of state, the marine resources  advisory
    24  board,  the  office  of parks, recreation and historic preservation, the
    25  state museum, American museum of natural history, Cornell laboratory  of
    26  ornithology, environmental groups, marine education and research groups,
    27  the  dean  of  the  marine  sciences research center at Stony Brook, the
    28  Suffolk county executive, and  the  town  supervisors  of  Southold  and
    29  Brookhaven. The commissioner may appoint additional members as appropri-
    30  ate, who shall serve at his or her pleasure.
    31    §  2.  Nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  deemed to impose new fishing
    32  restrictions.
    33    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    34  section  11-2052  of  the  environmental  conservation  law, as added by
    35  section one of this act, shall expire and be deemed  repealed  April  1,
    36  2030.