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- Print number 4439b
- Amend (t) and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
- Print number 4439a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Establishes a tick control district in the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act authorizing the town of East Hampton, Suffolk county, to establish a tick control district
Purpose
To allow the Town of East Hampton to establish a tick control district.
Summary of provisions
Authorizes Town of East Hampton to establish a tick control district pursuant to Articles 12 and 12-A of the Town Law.
Justification
The tick population and severity and extent of tick borne illnesses in New York, and especially the East End of Long Island, has reached the level of a public health crisis. According to the New York State Department of Health, there have been over 95,000 confirmed cases of Lyme Disease since it first became reportable in 1986. In addition, more and more cases of other serious tick-borne diseases, such as Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever which are most frequently found on Long Island and in the lower Hudson Valley region, are also being diagnosed.
This legislation would allow the Town of East Hampton to establish a tick control district for the purpose of creating a dedicated, sustainable local funding source, with equitable shared costs. Through this district, the Town would be able to raise funds necessary to undertake and implement a variety of safe and effective tick control measures to further protect public health, wildlife and the environment.
Legislative history
2015: New Legislation
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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