Assembly Bill A6867

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for recommendations made by the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A6867 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4, Chap 384 of 2007
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4235

2009-A6867 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for recommendations made by the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission.

2009-A6867 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6867

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, CAHILL,
  ZEBROWSKI, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  GLICK,  PHEFFER,
  ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend chapter 384 of the laws of 2007 relating to establishing
  the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission and requir-
  ing  the  development  of  a traffic congestion mitigation plan by the
  mayor of the city of New York, in relation to requiring  the  prepara-
  tion  of an environmental impact statement for recommendations made by
  the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission

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

  Section  1.  Section  4 of chapter 384 of the laws of 2007 relating to
establishing the New York city traffic congestion mitigation  commission
and requiring the development of a traffic congestion mitigation plan by
the mayor of the city of New York, is amended to read as follows:
  S  4.  As  part of its mandate, the commission shall conduct hearings,
take testimony and review information and  proposals  regarding  traffic
congestion  in  the  city of New York. In addition, the commission shall
issue to the governor, the state legislature, the mayor of the  city  of
New  York  and the New York city council recommendations with respect to
the details of  implementing  the  traffic  congestion  mitigation  plan
submitted by the mayor and other traffic congestion mitigation proposals
(the "implementation plan"). The implementation plan must provide for at
least  the  same  level  of  traffic  mitigation, as measured by the 6.3
percent reduction in average vehicle miles traveled, as proposed in  the
traffic  mitigation  plan  submitted  to the United States department of
transportation for the Urban Partnership Agreement  on  June  22,  2007.
FOR  EACH  RECOMMENDATION  MADE  BY THE COMMISSION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE  PREPARED  PURSUANT  TO
ARTICLE  8  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION LAW. SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE NEW YORK CITY  DEPART-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09792-01-9

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