New York S 6307: Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris

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S06307 Summary:

BILL NOS06307 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01314

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Add Art 13 Title 9 §§13-0901 - 13-0905, amd §§13-0503 & 11-0323, En Con L

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Relates to the prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris; defines terms; requires the department of environmental conservation to prepare and annually update a marine and coastal debris action plan.

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BILL NOS06307 

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/04/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1539

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/24/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6307

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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, in relation to the
 prevention and mitigation of marine and coastal debris

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

 1 Section 1. Article 13 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 9
 4 MARINE AND COASTAL DEBRIS PREVENTION AND MITIGATION
 5 Section 13-0901. Declaration of policy.
 6 13-0903. Definitions.
 7 13-0905. Responsibilities of the department.
 8 § 13-0901. Declaration of policy.
 9 It is declared to be the public policy of this state to protect,
 10 preserve and restore its marine and coastal waters and to prevent and
 11 mitigate their despoliation by marine and coastal debris, in order to
 12 maintain healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems and the benefits they
 13 provide to communities.
 14 § 13-0903. Definitions.
 15 1. "Marine and coastal debris" shall mean any persistent solid materi-
 16 al that is manufactured or processed, and directly or indirectly, inten-
 17 tionally or unintentionally, disposed of or abandoned in the waters of
 18 the marine and coastal district, including debris that has been dumped,
 19 swept, or blown off commercial and fishing vessels, or stationary plat-
 20 forms at sea, including but not limited to ghost gear, and debris that
 21 has been generated on land and blown, swept, or washed out to marine and
 22 coastal waters.
 23 2. "Ghost gear" shall mean lost or abandoned fishing gear, including
 24 fishing nets, fishing lines, crab pots, shrimp pots, lobster pots or
 25 traps, fish or eel pots, and other commercial and recreational fishing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03844-01-5

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 1 equipment, but shall not include lost or abandoned vessels or structural
 2 components thereof.
 3 3. "Eligible recipients" shall mean not-for-profit corporations
 4 located within New York state with the purpose of promoting sport fish-
 5 ing, increasing participation in recreational angling, increasing public
 6 awareness and appreciation of aquatic natural resources, encouraging
 7 conservation of fisheries resources, or promoting research related to
 8 sport fishing, recreational angling, or aquatic natural resources.
 9 § 13-0905. Responsibilities of the department.
 10 1. The department shall prepare and annually update a marine and coas-
 11 tal debris action plan. Such plan shall be developed in consultation
 12 with relevant stake holders including, but not limited to, the depart-
 13 ment of state and the office of parks, recreation and historic preserva-
 14 tion, the marine resources advisory council established pursuant to
 15 section 13-0350 of this article, local governments, eligible recipients,
 16 holders of commercial and recreational fishing licenses, organizations
 17 of s