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NY S00678
Bill
Status
2/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Monica Martinez
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AI Summary
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Changes the allocation method for commercial food fish licenses, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk/conch licenses, and marine/coastal district party and charter boat licenses from first-come-first-served to a random lottery system when applications exceed available licenses
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Random selection applies only to new applicants who were not issued the license/permit in the previous year, with applications considered if received by the first business day of the license year
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Applicants receive one extra lottery entry for each previous year they applied but were not selected, and one extra entry for completing an apprenticeship program
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Creates a new temporary authorization program allowing licensees/permittees to designate another person to conduct licensed activities on their behalf during temporary emergencies, subject to department approval
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Takes effect 30 days after becoming law, except the temporary authorization provision takes effect one year after becoming law
Legislative Description
Provides that where the total number of commercial food fish license, commercial crab permits, commercial whelk and conch licenses, and marine and coastal district party and charter boat license applications from persons who were not issued such license in the previous year exceeds the number of licenses that are available, the department of environmental conservation shall randomly select recipients of the available licenses from among those applications received by the first business day of the applicable license year; provides for a temporary authorization where in the event of a temporary emergency, a licensee or permittee may provide written authorization for a person to temporarily undertake any licensed activities on the licensee's or permittee's behalf; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to environmental conservation
3/5/2026