New York Assembly Bill A06821 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6821 2023-2024 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for maple tree tapping and sap production on state lands for a duration of up to ten years The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 9-0505 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary, the commis- 4 sioner shall be authorized to enter into contracts for the lease or use 5 of state lands for the purpose of tree tapping and sap production for a 6 term of up to, but not to exceed, ten years. For the purposes of this 7 section, the terms "tree tapping" and "sap production" shall include 8 trees and sap from species of trees including, but not limited to, 9 maple. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10563-02-3