Senate Bill S1851A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-S1851 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1453
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 5 §§25-0501 - 25-0509, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S871, A2583
2011-2012: S1455, A1408
2015-2016: S315, A26

2013-S1851 - Summary

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection; authorizes that if a town, village, city or county does not possess the technical capacity or the procedures effectively to carry out the requirements of this title, such local function shall be transferred to the county or the department thereof; provides for exemptions from local implementation under this title those tidal wetlands which, by reason of their size or special characteristics of unique environmental value or by reason of common characteristics, are appropriately to be administered pursuant to this article by the department alone; makes related provisions.

2013-S1851 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1851 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1851                                                  A. 1453

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to local
  tidal wetlands protection

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 25 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 5
                          LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION 25-0501. LOCAL TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROCEDURES.
        25-0503. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION TO COUNTY; SUPERSESSION BY DEPART-
                   MENT.
        25-0505. EXEMPTION FROM LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION.
        25-0507. RESERVATION OF LOCAL JURISDICTION.
        25-0509. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
S 25-0501. LOCAL TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROCEDURES.
  1.  ON  OR  AFTER  SEPTEMBER  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, EACH LOCAL
GOVERNMENT MAY ADOPT, AMEND, AND, UPON THE  FILING  OF  THE  APPROPRIATE
TIDAL  WETLANDS  MAP, IMPLEMENT A TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION LAW OR ORDI-
NANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE TO  BE  APPLICABLE  TO  ALL  TIDAL
WETLANDS  WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION. NO TIDAL WETLANDS
PROTECTION LAW OR ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY A COUNTY PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
SHALL BE APPLICABLE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY CITY, TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
WHICH  HAS ADOPTED AND IS IMPLEMENTING A LOCAL TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION
LAW OR ORDINANCE CONSISTENT WITH THIS ARTICLE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2013-S1851A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1453
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25 Title 5 §§25-0501 - 25-0509, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S871, A2583
2011-2012: S1455, A1408
2015-2016: S315, A26

2013-S1851A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for local tidal wetlands protection; authorizes that if a town, village, city or county does not possess the technical capacity or the procedures effectively to carry out the requirements of this title, such local function shall be transferred to the county or the department thereof; provides for exemptions from local implementation under this title those tidal wetlands which, by reason of their size or special characteristics of unique environmental value or by reason of common characteristics, are appropriately to be administered pursuant to this article by the department alone; makes related provisions.

2013-S1851A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1851A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

    S. 1851--A                                            A. 1453--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
  Conservation  -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
  vation  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted  to  the
  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to local
  tidal wetlands protection

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 25 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 5
                          LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
SECTION 25-0501. LOCAL TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROCEDURES.
        25-0503. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION TO COUNTY; SUPERSESSION BY DEPART-
                   MENT.
        25-0505. EXEMPTION FROM LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION.
        25-0507. RESERVATION OF LOCAL JURISDICTION.
        25-0509. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
S 25-0501. LOCAL TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROCEDURES.
  1. ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN,  EACH  LOCAL
GOVERNMENT  MAY  ADOPT,  AMEND,  AND, UPON THE FILING OF THE APPROPRIATE
TIDAL WETLANDS MAP, IMPLEMENT A TIDAL WETLANDS PROTECTION LAW  OR  ORDI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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