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- Referred to environmental conservation
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Allows the county of Onondaga to retain twenty percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of any fishing license in such county
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor William A. Barclay
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Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to allowing Onondaga county to retain twenty percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of all fishing licenses sold within such county
Purpose
Allows Onondaga County to retain twenty percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of any fishing licenses in such county in order to fund the costs associated with trout stocking activities through Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery.
Summary of provisions
This bill amends Section 11-0715 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new subdivision 7 to allow Onondaga County to retain twenty percent of the gross proceeds from the sale of any fishing licenses sold in the county in order to fund the costs associated with trout stocking activities through Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery.
Justification
Since 1938, the Onondaga County Department of Parks and Recreation has owned and operated a fish hatchery known as Carpenter's Brook. Onondaga County is the only county in New York State to stock trout in place of the DEC efforts. Furthermore, Onondaga County has met all the recommendations that the DEC has instituted in regards to trout stocking. In 2009, the hatchery stocked about 70,000 trout into Onondaga County's lakes, ponds and more then 100 streams providing some of the best fishing areas in the State to Onondaga residents and visitors.
Onondaga County desires to continue operating Carpenter's Brook Fishery at its current levels. However, the county bears the entire cost associated with fish rearing, stocking and all other operations at the hatchery. It is becoming increasing difficult for the county to fund this project in light of the economic downturn. This legislation would allow Onondaga County to keep twenty percent of the annual revenue from the sale of fishing licenses sold to residents within the county limits. This would offset and be in lieu of any expense incurred by the State DEC should the hatchery close and State DEC then have to take over such stocking of the ponds and streams currently stocked by the hatchery. Annual sales of fishing licenses in Onondaga amount to approximately 34,000 licenses, representing nearly $1 million dollars in revenue to the state. This is almost double of what other counties in the State generate.
By a resolution passed on March 2, 2010, the Onondaga County Legislature expressed their desire to continue operating Carpenter's Brook fish hatchery and their support for this legislation.
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New bill.
Fiscal implications
None to state.
Effective date
Immediately.
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