---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for maple tree tapping and sap production on state lands for a duration of up to ten years"
description: "Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for the lease or use of state lands for the purpose of maple tree tapping and sap production for a term of up to, but not to exceed, ten years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 6821"
citation: "New York A 6821 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna Lupardo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-08"
last_action: "2024-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9da8584d-0606-4aae-8e17-1dea671f3f6c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A6821"
source_hash: "78ed7bf938b670b31b3c003cad9177937b1825c7de5b8737566587ce1adae6a6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 6821 (2023-2024) — Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for maple tree tapping and sap production on state lands for a duration of up to ten years

Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for the lease or use of state lands for the purpose of maple tree tapping and sap production for a term of up to, but not to exceed, ten years.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6821** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6821&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donna Lupardo — primary (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-08** REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03** REPORTED
- **2024-06-03** RULES REPORT CAL.317
- **2024-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.317
- **2024-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-06** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6320
- **2024-06-06** 3RD READING CAL.727
- **2024-06-06** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-06** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-28** SIGNED CHAP.229 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9da8584d-0606-4aae-8e17-1dea671f3f6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).