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History
- Signed chap.66
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.417
- Substituted for A5976A
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Amended on third reading 4553a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
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- 1st report cal.471
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Includes the federal government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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BILL NUMBER:S4553A
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to expanding the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements
Purpose
Includes the Federal Government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements.
Summary of provisions
Adds the Federal Government to the "public body" definition of subdivision 3 of section 49-0303 of the Environmental Conservation Law, as amended by chapter 45 of the laws of 1997.
Justification
Currently federal entities, such as our National Parks, are not included in the definition of public body for purposes of conservation easement. This bill will add federal entities to the definition of public body so that a conservation easement may be enforced in law or equity by its grantor, its holder, or by a public body or any not-for-profit conservation organization designated in the easement as having a third party enforcement right.
Legislative history
S4762 6/14/11 Passed Senate, died in Assembly. S4762A 5/21/12 Passed Senate, referred to Environmental Conservation in Assembly.
Fiscal implications
None.
Local fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 180th day after it shall have become a law.
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