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Assembly Bill A1809

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the preparation of an environmental impact statement

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2011-A1809 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-0109, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A688
2013-2014: A430

2011-A1809 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an environmental impact statement for any action proposed or approved which may have a significant impact on the environment shall be prepared by a firm which is not related or associated with the applicant for the project.

2011-A1809 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1809

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. DINOWITZ, GLICK, MILLMAN, COLTON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  McENENY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prep-
  aration of environmental impact statements

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 8-0109 of
the  environmental  conservation  law,  as amended by chapter 219 of the
laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  All agencies [(or applicant as hereinafter provided)]  shall  prepare,
or cause to be prepared by contract or otherwise an environmental impact
statement on any action they propose or approve which may have a signif-
icant effect on the environment.  SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE PREPARED BY AN
INDEPENDENT  ENTITY NOT RELATED OR IN ANY WAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPLI-
CANT,  OR  THE  FIRM  UNDER  CONTRACT  FOR  THE  DESIGN,  START  UP   OR
CONSTRUCTION  OF  THE  PROPOSED  ACTION  OR PLAN. Such a statement shall
include a detailed statement setting forth the following:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04379-01-1

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