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NY S04710
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Fahy
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to promulgate regulations within six months for forest management plans on lands where forestry continues under state-purchased conservation easements, prohibiting commercial timber harvesting or infrastructure activities until the plan is approved
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Mandates forest management plans include descriptions of forest resources, silvicultural systems, harvest rationale, monitoring provisions, environmental impact assessments, rare species protection plans, resource maps, and harvesting technique justifications
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Reduces the threshold for Adirondack Park Agency jurisdiction over clearcutting from 25 acres to 5 acres, requiring agency approval for any timber harvesting involving clearcutting of more than 5 acres on a single unit of land
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Prohibits the Adirondack Park Agency from approving clearcutting projects exceeding 5 acres until a forest management plan meeting specified requirements has been submitted and approved
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Prevents the Adirondack Park Agency from delegating authority or issuing general permits for timber harvesting projects involving clearcutting of more than 5 acres
Legislative Description
Requires forest management plans, subject to the approval of the department of environmental conservation, for certain lands subject to a conservation easement purchased by the state; forbids clearcutting on such lands without such forest management plan; increases the jurisdiction of the Adirondack park agency over clearcutting.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/7/2026