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A05728 Summary:

A05728 Actions:

A05728 Committee Votes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   Chair:Englebright      
DATE:04/27/2021AYE/NAY:21/9  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Englebright
Aye
Smullen
Nay
Glick
Aye
Miller
Nay
Colton
Aye
Tague
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Manktelow
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Brown
Nay
Gunther
Nay
Durso
Nay
Thiele
Aye
Lemondes
Nay
Abinanti
Aye
Simpson
Nay
Fahy
Aye
Otis
Aye
Williams
Aye
Barrett
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Burke
Aye
Griffin
Aye
Epstein
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/04/2021AYE/NAY:16/6  Action: Favorable         
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Nay
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Reilly
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Perry
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye

A05728 Floor Votes:

A05728 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A5728
 
SPONSOR: Glick

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on
state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the New York
city water supply
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of lead ammunition when
hunting on state-owned and land contributing surface water to the New
York City water supply
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends section 11-0901 of the environmental conservation law
so that ammunition that contains one or more percent of lead by weight
may not be used to take wildlife on state-owned land that is open for
hunting, or land contributing surface water to the New York City water
supply.
 
Section two establishes the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The naturally occurring metal lead has been known for some time to be
highly toxic to the human body. Lead poisoning is especially dangerous
to children, whose bodies absorb lead more readily than adults. Accord-
ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children's expo-
sure to lead increases the risk for brain and nervous system damage, and
can lead to many learning and behavioral problems, including a lowering
of IQ. Extreme levels of exposure can lead to seizures, coma, and death.
 
Although lead has been taken out of many products over the past few
decades most notably paint and gasoline - lead is still the most common
material used for hunting ammunition. When a lead bullet strikes an
animal, the round fragments into many small pieces, not all of which are
easily detectable by the naked eye. These lead fragments can then be
consumed by humans who eat the meat of the hunted animal. Additionally,
fragments from lead bullets are also a danger to eagles and other
animals who consume the gut-piles left behind by hunters after they've
stripped a hunted animal of desirable meat.
 
The dangers of using lead ammunition are not limited to the fragments
that are left behind in meat. Small mammals and terrestrial birds that
forage for seeds are in danger of ingesting spent lead shot, as are
birds that ingest small stones for grit. Simply discharging lead ammuni-
tion increases environmental lead levels, posing a risk to the person
discharging the ammunition.
 
Prohibiting the use of ammunition made from lead in state-owned land
where hunting is allowed will further diminish the dangerous presence of
lead in humans and wildlife alike.  Sources:
 
https://www.cdc.gov/niosn/topics/lead/health.html
 
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs379/en/
 
http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6dg3h64x page-1
 
https://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/fact sheets/pdfs/ lead poisoning
wildbirds2009.pdf
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2019-2020: Advanced to third reading
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
 
None noted.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
January 1, 2023. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
on or before such effective date.

A05728 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5728
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 24, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, L. ROSENTHAL, FAHY,
          COLTON, JACOBSON, STECK, PERRY, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of
          A.  GALEF,  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
          ronmental Conservation
 
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          prohibiting  the  use  of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on
          state-owned land and land contributing surface water to the  New  York
          city water supply
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3  of  section  11-0901  of  the  environmental
     2  conservation  law  is  amended  by  adding  a new paragraph h to read as
     3  follows:
     4    h. Wildlife shall not be taken with the use of lead ammunition on: (1)
     5  wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state  parks
     6  or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting; and (2) the land
     7  area  contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.  For
     8  the purposes of this paragraph "lead ammunition" shall mean any  ammuni-
     9  tion that contains one or more percent of lead by weight.
    10    §  2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023. Effective immediate-
    11  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
    12  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
    13  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07581-01-1