Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2010 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 11, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S2093
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S2093 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A838
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง70-0107 & 70-0109, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A814
2013-2014: A307
2015-2016: A2002
2017-2018: A1775
2019-2020: A3678
2009-S2093 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2093 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to uniform procedures PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require adequate public notice and disclosure from the beginning of agency involvement in environmental permits and minimally sufficient public comment periods after formal public notice. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Article 70 of the Environmental Conservation Law which establishes uniform procedures and specific time periods for processing permit applications by DEC would be amended to require: * DEC regulations requiring newspaper notices in general circulation, newspapers in counties or boroughs plus at least one newspaper of less than county-wide circulation in the project area plus at least one non-English speaking newspaper where 25% or more of the population is non-English speaking. * Publication in the Environmental Notice Bulletin of a listing of all
2009-S2093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2093 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to uniform procedures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 70-0107 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 723 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: 1. The department, after public hearing, shall adopt rules and regu- lations to assure the efficient and expeditious administration of this article. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to provisions regarding notice, review, public participation and public hearings. IN ADDITION TO BEING PLACED IN A PUBLICATION OF GENERAL CIRCU- LATION IN THE COUNTY OR BOROUGH IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, OR IN MORE THAN ONE PUBLICATION IF APPROPRIATE, WHERE ONE OR MORE PUBLICATIONS OF LESS THAN COUNTY-WIDE CIRCULATION EXIST IN THE PROJECT AREA NOTICE SHALL BE PLACED IN AT LEAST ONE SUCH PUBLICATION, AND IN A PROJECT AREA WHERE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THE POPULATION IS NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING, NOTICE SHALL ALSO BE PLACED IN AT LEAST ONE PUBLICATION WHICH IS WIDELY CIRCULATED IN THE AREA PRINTED IN SUCH LANGUAGE. S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 70-0109 of the environ- mental conservation law, as added by chapter 723 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: (a) On or before fifteen calendar days after the receipt of an appli- cation for a permit which has been filed in a manner and in a form prescribed by the department, the department shall mail written notice to the applicant of its determination whether or not the application is complete AND SHALL PUBLISH A LISTING IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICE BULLE- TIN THAT SUCH APPLICATION, WHETHER OR NOT COMPLETE, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02713-01-9
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