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Senate Bill S6976

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain municipalities to conduct an environmental impact review

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2015-S6976 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9543
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1416, A3447
2019-2020: S3601, A2026
2021-2022: S5776, A3230
2023-2024: S2532

2015-S6976 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any municipality that is served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and initiates a comprehensive zoning plan that is designed in relation to its proximity and accessibility to a transportation hub, where more than 4 subway/bus lines converge, shall conduct an environmental impact review to determine if such transportation systems can assimilate increased ridership.

2015-S6976 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6976

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to require an environmental impact review in certain instances

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

  Section  1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contra-
ry, any municipality that is served by the  Metropolitan  Transportation
Authority  and initiates a comprehensive zoning plan that is designed in
relation to its proximity and  accessibility  to  a  transportation  hub
where more than 4 subway or bus lines converge shall conduct an environ-
mental  impact  review  subject  to the provisions of the state environ-
mental quality review act under article 8 of the environmental conserva-
tion  law  and  its  implementing  regulations,  to  determine  if  such
transportation systems can assimilate increased ridership.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14607-02-6

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