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Assembly Bill A50A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the time period for state environmental quality review

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2015-A50 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5395
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9552
2017-2018: A1176, A8964, S624
2019-2020: S624
2021-2022: S6122

2015-A50 - Summary

Relates to time periods for state environmental quality review; establishes that all time periods shall be mandatory and are not subject to any period of extension unless the applicant or project sponsor agrees to a period of extension.

2015-A50 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   50

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to  time
  periods regarding state environmental quality review

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

  Section 1. Section 8-0107 of the environmental  conservation  law,  as
added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
S 8-0107. Agency implementation.
  All  agencies shall review their present statutory authority, adminis-
trative regulations, and current policies and procedures for the purpose
of determining whether there are  any  deficiencies  or  inconsistencies
therein  which prohibit full compliance with the purposes and provisions
of this article, and shall recommend or effect such measures as  may  be
necessary to bring their authority and policies into conformity with the
intent,  purposes,  and procedures set forth in this article. They shall
carry out its terms with minimum procedural  and  administrative  delay,
shall avoid unnecessary duplication of reporting and review requirements
by  providing, where feasible, for combined or consolidated proceedings,
and shall expedite all proceedings hereunder in the interests of  prompt
review.   TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE OR ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO REGULATION SHALL BE MANDATORY AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO  ANY  PERIOD  OF
EXTENSION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00562-01-5

2015-A50A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5395
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9552
2017-2018: A1176, A8964, S624
2019-2020: S624
2021-2022: S6122

2015-A50A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to time periods for state environmental quality review; establishes that all time periods shall be mandatory and are not subject to any period of extension unless the applicant or project sponsor agrees to a period of extension.

2015-A50A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  50--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the  Commit-
  tee  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 the
  time period for state environmental quality review

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

  Section  1.  Section  8-0107 of the environmental conservation law, as
added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
S 8-0107. Agency implementation.
  All agencies shall review their present statutory authority,  adminis-
trative regulations, and current policies and procedures for the purpose
of  determining  whether  there  are any deficiencies or inconsistencies
therein which prohibit full compliance with the purposes and  provisions
of  this  article, and shall recommend or effect such measures as may be
necessary to bring their authority and policies into conformity with the
intent, purposes, and procedures set forth in this article.  They  shall
carry  out  its  terms with minimum procedural and administrative delay,
shall avoid unnecessary duplication of reporting and review requirements
by providing, where feasible, for combined or consolidated  proceedings,
and  shall expedite all proceedings hereunder in the interests of prompt
review.  TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE OR ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
TO  REGULATION  SHALL  BE MANDATORY AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ANY PERIOD OF
EXTENSION UNLESS THE APPLICANT OR PROJECT SPONSOR AGREES TO A PERIOD  OF
EXTENSION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00562-02-6

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