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A06600 Summary:

BILL NO	A06600
SAME AS	SAME AS S02051
SPONSOR	Abinanti
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR	Arroyo, Mosley
Add S9-1505, 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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A06600 Actions:

BILL NO	A06600
04/12/2013	referred to environmental conservation
01/08/2014	referred to environmental conservation

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A06600 Floor Votes:

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A06600 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6600
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 12, 2013
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        Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- 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.
                                                                   LBD05131-01-3

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