What's happening
This bill requires a review and fiscal analysis of state policies on free or reduced hunting and fishing licenses.
Why it matters
Potential changes to who can access free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses. The bill mandates a formal review of current policies, which could lead to expanding or restricting eligibility for these licenses based on the findings.
Focus on financial sustainability. By requiring a fiscal analysis of how expanding free or reduced licenses might impact the conservation fund, the bill aims to ensure that any policy changes will not jeopardize the financial resources used for environmental and wildlife management.
Greater transparency and legislative oversight. The findings and fiscal analysis must be reported to top legislative leaders and the governor, increasing public and policymaker awareness of how such license programs affect both access and conservation funding.
Possible impact on outdoor recreation and conservation funding. The results of this review could influence the balance between encouraging participation in outdoor activities (through affordable licenses) and maintaining adequate funding for conservation efforts in New York State.
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Review Free Hunting Licenses
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History
- Advanced to third reading cal.349
- Reported
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1103
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunting and fishing licenses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 11-0305 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
19. To review, in consultation with the conservation fund advisory board established pursuant to section 11-0327 of this title, existing state policies regarding the provision of free or reduced fee hunting and fishing licenses. Upon such review, the commissioner shall submit the findings of such review to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly. The commissioner's submission shall include an analysis of the fiscal impact that providing free or reduced hunting and fishing licenses to additional individuals or groups would have on the conservation fund.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03812-01-5
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