New York S 2162: Enacts the "pollinator promotion act" to promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state

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S02162 Summary:

BILL NOS02162 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06618

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§3-0301 & 54-1523, En Con L; add §§235-c & 409-o, Ed L; amd §19-a, Hway L

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Enacts the "pollinator promotion act" to authorize the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state and to make municipal adoption and implementation of pollinator promotion plans eligible for climate adaptation and mitigation projects under the climate smart communities program; requires consideration of certain pollinator health initiatives on SUNY campuses; directs the departments of education and environmental conservation to develop guidelines for school districts to implement certain pollinator friendly practices; directs the implementation of certain pollinator friendly practices on highway verges.

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BILL NOS02162 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2162

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, the education law
 and the highway law, in relation to enacting the "pollinator promotion
 act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "pollinator promotion act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation
 4 law is amended by adding two new paragraphs jj and jjj to read as
 5 follows:
 6 jj. Promote the health and viability of pollinators in the state by
 7 supporting habitat protection, promoting the state's native pollinators,
 8 and increasing public awareness of the importance of pollinators.
 9 jjj. Ensure that on any lands owned and actively maintained by the
 10 state, including but not limited to state parks, tidal wetlands areas,
 11 state forests, historic park preserves, unique areas, waterway access
 12 sites, historic parks, wildlife management areas, golf courses, boat
 13 launch sites, campgrounds, primitive areas, wild forests, the agencies
 14 in charge of such maintenance shall incorporate pollinator-friendly
 15 landscaping practices appropriate to such lands, including but not
 16 limited to creating or reestablishing pollinator friendly habitats by
 17 increasing the abundance of native plants on such lands, adjusting and
 18 reducing mowing practices and the use of pesticides in favor of non-
 19 chemical pest management methods, and adding signage to public lands
 20 educating the public about the use of such pollinator friendly prac-
 21 tices; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to any
 22 lands where such practices are deemed impractical by the department or
 23 other appropriate agency, that have a dedicated use incompatible with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00104-02-5

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 1 this paragraph, or that are otherwise protected from active maintenance
 2 by legal agreement or the state constitution;
 3 § 3. Paragraphs h and i of subdivision 1 of section 54-1523 of the
 4 environmental conservation law, as amended by section 1 of part KKK of
 5 chapter 58 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new paragraph j is
 6 added to read as follows:
 7 h. to establish and implement easily-replicated renewable energy
 8 projects, including solar arrays, heat pumps and wind turbines in public
 9 low-income housing in suburban, urban and rural areas; [and]
 10 i. land acquisition, including but not limited to flood mitigation and
 11 coastal riparian resiliency; provided, however, no monies shall be
 12 expended for acquisition by eminent domain[.]; and
 13 j. climate-resilient landscaping and land maintenance and land main