MRAC Agenda – May 10, 2016

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AGENDA – May 10, 2016

  • Announcements:
  • New DEC Marine Division
  • Public Comments
  • Approval of January 19, 2016 & March 23, 2016’s meeting Minutes
  • Presentation by SUNY Farmingdale – “Leveraging Long Island’s Coastal Heritage for the Future.”
  • ASMFC updates
  • Legislative Review – bills being addressed listed below

 

S07186:  Proposing an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to validating certain grants of land and charters made by the king of Great Britain before October 14, 1775 and giving the legislature the authority to enact laws to implement this section

S05112:  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to blackfish or tautog

S07261:  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage alewife

S07266:  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American shad

A07507:  AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to the establishment of a state small business commercial fishing industry advocate and the creation of a small business commercial fishing economic development program to promote small businesses in the state’s commercial fishing industry.

A04410:  AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the regulation of aquaculture; to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to making technical changes thereto; and to repeal certain provisions of the environmental conservation law relating to the regulation of aquaculture

A07461:  AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to labeling requirements for fish wholesalers

H.R.3070:  A BILL to clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing marine fisheries management, the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island and for other purposes.

Please note this meeting will be held at the DEC offices, 205 Belle Mead Road, East Setauket at 2:00 p.m.