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Senator · Senate District 45
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History
- Substituted by A9927A
- Amended on third reading (t) 7643a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1021
- Referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
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Directs the department of environmental conservation to design a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Robert Sweeney
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7643A REVISED 6/16/14
Title of bill
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to directing the department of environmental conservation to establish the universal signage warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and providing for the elimination of such threat posed by watercraft
Purpose
Directs the Department of Environmental Conservation to design and post, at public boat launches, a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds a new section 35-d to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to design and establish a universal sign which may be posted at any access point to the navigable waters of the state relating to the threat and mitigation of aquatic invasive species. The department, within one year of the effective date of this law, shall conspicuously post or provide for the posting of this universal sign of not less than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches at each public boat launch site in the state.
Section 2 contains the effective date
Justification
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) pose a serious threat to the ecosystems and economies of the communities around our lakes, rivers and other bodies of waters. From Zebra Mussels, which are particularly abundant in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and Chautaqua Lake; to Hydrilla on Long Island, Caygua Lake, and Upper Niagara River; aquatic invasive species are prevalent throughout our state.
Management of AIS control is very costly. Different types of control include mechanical, physical, chemical or biological. Each of these techniques have a collateral impact to the environment and not one is superior to another. Our best defense of AIS is to prevent the further spread of these species through education. By requiring universal signage at public boat launch sites people will be informed of not only the threat of AIS but also the best methods for boaters to prevent the spread.
It is not the intent of this legislation to require additional signage related to invasive species at public boat launches where such signage has already been placed.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
Minimal
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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