A 11355: Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder to 12/31/2029.
<p> This act amends the Environmental Conservation Law to extend the authority of the Department of Environmental Conservation to manage winter flounder until December 31, 2029. The Department is authorized to establish regulations regarding size limits, catch and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, restrictions on taking and landing, permit requirements, recordkeeping, fishing effort, gear types, and rules for transportation, possession, and sale. These regulations must be no less restrictive than existing chapter requirements and must comply with applicable fishery management plans adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the federal Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The act takes effect immediately. </p>
- What is the current status of A 11355?
- As of May 28, 2026, A 11355 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on May 28, 2026, was "substituted by s10072".
- Did A 11355 pass?
- Not yet. A 11355 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11355, and where is it now?
- A 11355 was authored by Asm. Jaime Williams.
| May. 28, 2026 | substituted by s10072 |
| May. 21, 2026 | ordered to third reading rules cal.196 |
| May. 21, 2026 | rules report cal.196 |
| May. 21, 2026 | reported |
| May. 20, 2026 | reported referred to rules |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11355 IN ASSEMBLY May 13, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Williams) -- (at request of the Department of Environmental Conservation) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conserva- tion to manage winter flounder The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 13-0340-c of the environmental conservation law, as 2 amended by chapter 321 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 13-0340-c. Winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus). 5 The department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand [twen-6ty-six] twenty-nine, fix by regulation measures for the management of 7 winter flounder (Pleuorenectes americanus), including size limits, catch 8 and possession limits, open and closed seasons, closed areas, 9 restrictions on the manner of taking and landing, requirements for 10 permits and eligibility therefor, recordkeeping requirements, require- 11 ments on the amount and type of fishing effort and gear, and require- 12 ments relating to transportation, possession and sale, provided that 13 such regulations are no less restrictive than requirements set forth in 14 this chapter and provided further that such regulations are consistent 15 with the compliance requirements of applicable fishery management plans 16 adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and with 17 applicable provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to 18 the Federal Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et 19 seq.). 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14998-01-6