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- Signed chap.40
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.277
- Substituted for A6905
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.289
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- Referred to environmental conservation
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Authorizes DEC to manage whelk and conch
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Nily Rozic
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4220
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage whelk and conch
Purpose:
The bill would extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to manage whelk and conch.
Summary of provisions:
Section 1 of the bill would amend Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) § 13-0330(6) § 13-0330(6) to extend, until December 31, 2015, the authority of DEC to fix by regulation measures for the management of whelk and conch.
Section 2 of the bill provides that the bill would take effect immediately.
Existing law:
ECL § 13-0330 grants DEC regulatory authority, until December 31, 2013, for the management of whelk.
Statement in support:
The depletion of the lobster population in Long Island has resulted in a sharp increase in the demand for whelk and conch licenses, as well as an increase in the taking of other carnivorous snails, including moon snails. This increase has raised concerns with regard to the stability of the population of carnivorous snails. A recent Long Island Sound Trawl Survey conducted by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shows a decrease in the weight of conch in the Long Island Sound which, in turn, indicates that the species is currently being over-harvested. Extending DEC's authority to regulate whelk and conch is essential to maintaining the population and ensuring a robust number for future harvests.
Prior Legislative history:
DEC's regulatory authority to manage whelk was last extended by Chapter 420 of the Laws of 2011.
Budget implications: None.
Local Impact: None
Effective Date: The bill would take effect immediately.
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