New bill introduced yesterday, A-8742:
Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land; requires DEC to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on New York city watershed lands.
There have been various anti-lead bills floating around Albany for years. This is just a more explicit version aimed at lead ammunition.
What makes this one stand out is the concern over lead on watershed land. It’s sponsor Deborah Glick, whose district is 100+ miles from the areas in question, is apparently unaware of the fact that lead ore was mined in various parts of the Hudson Valley. There is no way to remove this lead from the watershed because God put it there. It is a total non-issue based upon the fact NYC has been drawing water from the area for more than a hundred years and people aren’t dropping dead from lead poisoning.
Glick will probably get an award from the enviro-wackos for introducing this bill.