Assembly Actions -
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Mar 29, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 28, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 27, 2012 |
1st report cal.461 |
Feb 23, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S6525
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
2011-S6525 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S6525 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6525 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the designation of lead agency for environmental quality review purposes in certain cases PURPOSE: This legislation would insure that a local agency will be the lead agency for all SEQRA purposes when the anticipated impacts of an action are primarily of regional or local significance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Subdivision 6 of section 8-0111 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975 is amended to provide that in cases when the impacts of an action are primarily of regional or local significance the lead agency shall be a local agency. JUSTIFICATION: In cases when projects are undertaken that are primarily of regional or local significance, the lead agency conducting the SEQRA review should be a local agency. Major projects have the greatest impact on the host municipality. It stands to reason that the most qualified entity to be the lead agency for environmental review would be at the local level.
2011-S6525 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6525 I N S E N A T E February 23, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the designation of lead agency for environmental quality review purposes in certain cases THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 8-0111 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows: 6. Lead Agency. (A) IN DETERMINING THE LEAD AGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION 617.6 OF PART SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF TITLE SIX OF THE OFFICIAL COMPI- LATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, THE LEAD AGENCY SHALL BE A LOCAL AGENCY WHEN THE ANTICIPATED IMPACTS OF AN ACTION ARE PRIMARILY OF REGIONAL OR LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE. (B) When an action is to be carried out or approved by two or more agencies, the determination of whether the action may have a significant effect on the environment shall be made by the lead agency having prin- cipal responsibility for carrying out or approving such action and such agency shall prepare, or cause to be prepared by contract or otherwise, the environmental impact statement for the action if such a statement is required by this article. In the event that there is a question as to which is the lead agency, any agency may submit the question to the commissioner and the commissioner shall designate the lead agency, giving due consideration to the capacity of such agency to fulfill adequately the requirements of this article. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14718-02-2
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