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NY A00375
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation from entering into agreements to lease or contract with private parties for logging timber in state parks or historic sites
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Bans the sale, exchange, removal, or conversion of timber, forest products, or other natural resources (including oil, gas, sand, rock, gravel, and minerals) from state parks or historic sites for use outside those facilities
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Prevents the extension of existing leases or contracts for natural resource conversion and prohibits construction of roads and skids for timber removal or resource extraction in state parks and historic sites
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Exempts routine maintenance activities such as removing diseased or fallen trees, hunting and fishing activities, and the sale of firewood collected within state parks for internal use
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Takes effect immediately and applies to all agreements, leases, and contracts entered into, issued, renewed, altered, or modified after the effective date
Legislative Description
Seeks to protect the public trust in the natural resources in state parks and historic sites by protecting their natural resources (i.e., timber, forest products, oil, gas, sand, rock, gravel or minerals derived from or originating in a state park or historic site) from certain commercial uses; prohibits the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation (and officers and employees thereof) from engaging in various activities related to commercial use of natural resources, that is: entering into leases or contracts with a private party to log timber; selling or exchanging timber, forest products or other natural resources for use outside the park or site; conversion of any natural resource, etc.; the extension of existing leases or contracts for the conversion of natural resources; or the construction of logging roads or skids; defines the terms "conversion", "forest product", "private party" and "timber".
Last Action
referred to tourism, arts and sports development
1/5/2011