A09612 Summary:

BILL NOA09612
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSOREnglebright
 
COSPNSRPichardo, Glick, Steck, Gottfried, Aubry, Simon, Richardson, Rivera, D'Urso, Niou, Hunter, Otis
 
MLTSPNSRAbbate, Braunstein, Thiele
 
Add §11-0525-a, En Con L
 
Relates to the biological control of Lyme disease vectors; authorizes the department of environmental conservation to suspend any existing authorization for the taking of foxes when the departments of health and environmental conservation certify that the health and welfare of the human population are in danger from Lyme disease in the area.
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A09612 Actions:

BILL NOA09612
 
01/26/2018referred to environmental conservation
05/08/2018reported
05/10/2018advanced to third reading cal.880
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A09612 Committee Votes:

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Englebright DATE:05/08/2018AYE/NAY:24/5 Action: Favorable
EnglebrightAyeStecNay
GlickAyeButlerNay
ColtonAyeRaiaAye
CymbrowitzAyePalumboAye
LiftonAyeMiller MLNay
O'DonnellAyeMiller B Nay
Peoples-StokesAyeGarbarinoAye
GuntherAyeWalterAye
JaffeeAye
TitoneNay
CrespoExcused
ThieleAye
AbinantiAye
RyanAye
FahyAye
RozicAye
OtisAye
WilliamsAye
BarrettAye
D'UrsoAye
CarrollAye
PellegrinoAye

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A09612 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A09612 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9612
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
          biological control of Lyme disease vectors
 
          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 11-0525-a to read as follows:
     3  § 11-0525-a. Biological control of Lyme disease vectors.
     4    1.  Whenever Lyme disease occurs in an area of the state such that the
     5  departments of health and environmental conservation  certify  that  the
     6  health  and welfare of the human population are in danger therefrom, the
     7  department is thereupon authorized and directed to suspend any  existing
     8  authorization  for  the  taking of foxes, notwithstanding paragraph b of
     9  subdivision two of section 11-0903 of this  article.    Notice  of  such
    10  prohibition  shall be provided by department press release and any other
    11  means that the department determines to be  appropriate  and  effective,
    12  including posting on the department's public website.
    13    2. Such control measures shall be continued until the commissioners of
    14  health  and  environmental  conservation  shall  jointly  determine that
    15  control measures should be terminated.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14293-01-8
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