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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Provides for the removal of phragmites where such phragmites grow continuously in an area containing five acres of land or more
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Louis Tobacco
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BILL NUMBER:S4265
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the removal of phragmites
Purpose
To require the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to remove phragmites in all instances where more than 5 continuous acres of phragmites exist.
Summary of provision
Section one adds a new section 9-1505 to title 15 of Article 9 of the environmental conservation law.
Justification
Recently on Staten Island another series of dangerous brushfires have broken out. Many areas on Staten Island are prone to brushfires because they are thick with an invasive, non-native species of weed -- phragmites. Phragmites are reedy and combustible plants - that commonly grow seven feet tall and often turn into tinderboxes especially during the spring and fall seasons. They have been the proven source of numerous brush fires which often escalate and threaten surrounding properties. Numerous attempts have been made to DEC over the years regarding this problem and there has been no action by DEC to control these weeds. For numerous years now elected officials on Staten Island have pled with DEC to protect Staten Island residents from these invasive and combustible weeds which cause dangerous brush fires damaging homes and threatening human life. This bill is necessary because of DEC's inaction.
Legislative history
2010: S.8484 - Referred to Rules/A.11710 - Referred to Environmental Conservation.
Fiscal implication
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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