Bill Text: NY S06948 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 6948

Introduced

Bill Title: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-01 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7435 [S06948 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06948-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6948

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 16, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- (at request of the Department of Environ-
          mental  Conservation)  --  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          extending  the  authority of the department of environmental conserva-
          tion to manage black sea bass

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

     1    Section 1. Section 13-0340-f of the environmental conservation law, as
     2  amended by section 1 of item H of subpart A of part XXX of chapter 58 of
     3  the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
     4  § 13-0340-f. Black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
     5    The  department  may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twen-
     6  ty-three] twenty-six, fix by regulation measures for the  management  of
     7  black sea bass (Centropristis striata), including size limits, catch and
     8  possession  limits,  open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions
     9  on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for permits and eligi-
    10  bility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, requirements on the  amount
    11  and  type of fishing effort and gear and requirements relating to trans-
    12  portation, possession and sale, provided that such  regulations  are  no
    13  less  restrictive  than  requirements  set  forth  in  this  chapter and
    14  provided further that such regulations are consistent with  the  compli-
    15  ance  requirements of applicable fishery management plans adopted by the
    16  Atlantic  States  Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and   with   applicable
    17  provisions  of  fishery management plans adopted pursuant to the Federal
    18  Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05863-01-3