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| 1 | 1 | <STYLE><!--U {color: Green}S {color: RED} I {color: DARKBLUE; background-color:yellow} P.brk {page-break-before:always}--></STYLE> <BASEFONT SIZE=3> <PRE WIDTH="94"> <FONT SIZE=5><B> STATE OF NEW YORK</B></FONT> ________________________________________________________________________ 8098 2025-2026 Regular Sessions <FONT SIZE=5><B> IN ASSEMBLY</B></FONT> April 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the department of environmental conservation to independ- ently add to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergency basis <B><U>The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-</U></B> <B><U>bly, do enact as follows:</U></B> 1 Section 1. Section 9-1709 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 <B><U>3. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the</U></B> 4 <B><U>contrary, the department shall have the authority to independently add</U></B> 5 <B><U>to the lists of prohibited and regulated invasive species on an emergen-</U></B> 6 <B><U>cy basis pending review by the department of agriculture and markets in</U></B> 7 <B><U>consultation with the council.</U></B> 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in <B><U>italics</U></B> (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [<B><S> </S></B>] is old law to be omitted. LBD00137-01-5 |