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A7305Assembly2019-2020 Session

Extend Ocean Task Force

Official title

“Relates to extending the effectiveness of the New York state ocean acidification task force”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4+1 co-sponsorAffects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Environmental Conservation
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Environmental Conservation

What's happening

This bill extends the New York State Ocean Acidification Task Force's operation until January 1, 2024.

Why it matters

  1. Extending the task force’s operation means New York will continue to study and address ocean acidification, a growing threat to marine ecosystems, fisheries, and coastal economies.

  2. The extension allows for more time to develop recommendations and strategies to mitigate acidification, which could influence state environmental policy and funding priorities.

  3. Keeping the task force active enables ongoing collaboration among scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders, potentially leading to stronger, science-based actions to protect New York’s coasts and marine resources.

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Who cares

  • New York State Ocean Acidification Task Force members

    The bill would revive the law creating the task force and extend its expiration from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024.

  • State legislators

    The bill would restore the task force law as it existed on November 28, 2016, rather than establish a new task force framework.

  • Ocean acidification advocates

    The bill would extend the life of a state task force focused on their issue.

Headline styles

Extend Ocean Task Force

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to environmental conservation
  2. Referred to environmental conservation

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

7305

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

April 22, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend chapter 464 of the laws of 2016 relating to creating the New York state ocean acidification task force, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 464 of the laws of 2016, relating to creating the New York state ocean acidification task force, is amended to read as follows:

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed January 1, [2019] 2024.

§ 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the general construction law, the provisions of section 2 of chapter 464 of the laws of 2016, relating to creating the New York state ocean acidification task force, are hereby revived and shall continue in full force and effect as such provisions existed on November 28, 2016.

§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD07499-01-9

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