BILL NUMBER: S8015
SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law and a chapter of the
laws of 2023 amending the environmental conservation law relating to an
urban deer management pilot program, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 2630 and A. 783, in relation to an urban deer management
pilot program
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of Chapter
683 of the laws of 2023 to refine the regulatory structure laid out in
that chapter.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 makes technical changes, clarifies and augments the require-
ments for nuisance wildlife specialists, and refines permit require-
ments.
Sections 2, 3, and 4 make technical updates.
Section 5 simplifies the study required to be completed by the Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Section 6 sets the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter to
clarify and augment the requirements for nuisance wildlife specialists,
refine permit requirements, and simplify the study to be conducted by
DEC.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a chapter amendment to Chapter 683 of the Laws of 2023. A.783
passed the Assembly in May 2023, and 5.2630 passed the Senate in June
2023.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
May reduce costs to the state as compared to the underlying chapter by
limiting matters DEC will be required to study.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
On the same date and in the same manner as the underlying chapter.