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1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by A6885
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.699
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to regulate striped bass
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Robert Sweeney
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4976
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to regulate striped bass
Purpose
To extend the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) authority to manage striped bass.
Summary of provisions
This bill would extend DEC's authority to fix, by regulation, management measures for striped bass in State waters until December 31, 2015.
Justification
A laps or expiration of DEC's authority to regulate the possession, transportation, identification and sale of striped bass could result in the closure of the fishery by the Federal Commerce Department. In the absence of such state authority, regulations currently in place that keep New York in compliance with the interstate fishery management plan for striped bass would become unenforceable. To ensure that this does not happen, this legislation would extend for another four years the department's authority to manage this extremely important and popular fish. This existing fishery management plan (FMP) for striped bass was adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and may be revised periodically, requiring New York to amend certain management measures for the species. In the case of striped bass, such changes to the FMP could potentially allow states to increase the annual quota.
Legislative history
Last extended by Chapter 150 of the Laws of 2007.
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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