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A 3398: Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay; imposes a five-year moratorium on placing sediment or fill in the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay.
What A 3398 does, verified July 2, 2025
The state of New York is directing the Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct a study on ecological restoration needs in Jamaica Bay. The study will include assessing the bathymetry of target areas, ecological service quality, geotechnical conditions, and the absorption of heat during summer months. The findings of the study will be published on the department's website by March 30, 2030. A moratorium on placing sediment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay will be in place for a period of five years, commencing on the effective date of the bill.
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Last action: ordered to third reading rules cal.159 (2025-04-30)Alert me
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| Apr. 30, 2025 | ordered to third reading rules cal.159 |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | rules report cal.159 |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | reported |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | substituted by s1126 |
| Apr. 29, 2025 | reported referred to rules |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 358 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3398 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on ecological restoration needs of Jamaica Bay The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. (a) The department of environmental conservation shall 2 conduct a beneficial use study to determine ecological restoration needs 3 in Jamaica Bay. Such study shall include, but not be limited to: 4 (i) a description of the bathymetry of target areas of Jamaica Bay and 5 a map of the borrow pits; 6 (ii) the ecological service quality of the borrow pits over multiple 7 weather seasons at multiple depths, including in-depth analysis of the 8 populations of fin fish species that utilize such areas during different 9 seasons; 10 (iii) the geotechnical conditions of all pit bottoms; 11 (iv) the significance of the borrow pits regarding the absorption of 12 heat during summer months when adjacent shallow areas experience ulva 13 sulfide conditions; and 14 (v) any other policy recommendations regarding the ecological restora- 15 tion of Jamaica Bay. 16 (b) The department of environmental conservation shall: 17 (i) issue a report on the findings of such study to the governor, the 18 temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly no 19 later than March 30, 2030; and 20 (ii) publish such report on the department of environmental conserva- 21 tion's website. 22 (c) There shall be a moratorium of any placement of any type of sedi- 23 ment or fill into the borrow pits in Jamaica Bay for a period of five 24 years commencing on the effective date of this act, or until the study 25 is completed and published, whichever is later. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03536-01-5
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