A08790 Summary:

BILL NOA08790A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06589-A
 
SPONSORCymbrowitz
 
COSPNSRThiele, Englebright, Colton, Skoufis, Brook-Krasny, Lavine, Lifton, Curran, Graf, Raia, Saladino, Otis
 
MLTSPNSRGarbarino, McKevitt, Mosley, Weisenberg
 
 
Relates to any adoption by the department of environmental conservation of a management plan concerning mute swans.
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A08790 Actions:

BILL NOA08790A
 
02/14/2014referred to environmental conservation
05/07/2014amend and recommit to environmental conservation
05/07/2014print number 8790a
05/12/2014reported referred to ways and means
05/19/2014reported
05/22/2014advanced to third reading cal.771
05/29/2014passed assembly
05/29/2014delivered to senate
05/29/2014REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
06/18/2014SUBSTITUTED FOR S6589A
06/18/20143RD READING CAL.1509
06/18/2014PASSED SENATE
06/18/2014RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/05/2014delivered to governor
12/17/2014vetoed memo.543
12/17/2014tabled
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A08790 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A8790A
 
SPONSOR: Cymbrowitz
  TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a moratorium on the department of environmental conservation's plan to declare mute swans a "prohibited invasive species"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Imposes restrictions on the eradication of the mute swan population   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill requires the department of environmental conserva- tion, prior to finalizing any management plan for mute swans, to hold not less than two public hearings and to respond to all public comments. In addition, any report would be required to prioritize non-lethal management techniques and include scientific evidence of projected and current environmental damage caused by the mute swan population of only 2,200 across the state. Section 2 establishes the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Wildlife experts, rehabilitators and environmentalists do not unanimous- ly agree that exterminating the mute swan population is justified. In addition, there is debate amongst such experts about whether the planned eradication of the mute swan population is even minimally beneficial to the eco-system or to our environment. Therefore, it is incumbent on the Department of Environmental Conserva- tion to illustrate the necessity of eradicating this non-native species by demonstrating the actual damage to the environment or other species caused by mute swans.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed two years after such effective date.
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A08790 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         8790--A
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 14, 2014
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. CYMBROWITZ, THIELE, ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, SKOUFIS,
          BROOK-KRASNY,  LAVINE,  LIFTON, CURRAN, GRAF, RAIA, SALADINO -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M.  of A. GARBARINO, McKEVITT, MOSLEY,  WEISENBERG  --
          read  once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee
 

        AN  ACT  establishing  a  moratorium  on the department of environmental
          conservation's plan to  declare  mute  swans  a  "prohibited  invasive
          species"; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
          tion thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Prior to the adoption of any management plan for mute swans
     2  (cygnus olor), a bird species for which the Atlantic flyway council  has
     3  issued  a draft management plan, the department of environmental conser-
     4  vation shall, after the effective date of this act, at a  minimum,  hold
     5  not  less  than two public hearings in areas with mute swan populations,
     6  following adequate public notice, and, after the  last  of  such  public
     7  hearings,  include  a  public comment period of not less than forty-five

     8  days. Any such management plan shall at a minimum:
     9    (a) give priority to non-lethal management techniques;
    10    (b) fully document the scientific basis for future population  projec-
    11  tions;
    12    (c)  fully  document  the  scientific  basis for current and projected
    13  environmental damage;
    14    (d) include a public education component; and
    15    (e) include responses to all substantive public comments.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    17  deemed repealed two years after such effective date.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13863-04-4
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