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Assembly Bill A64

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to periodically update the model environmental impact assessment form

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2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5827
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง8-0113, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A779
2011-2012: A334
2013-2014: A2334

2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether certain projects or actions have a significant effect on the environment; provides such updates shall ensure the consideration of changes in science and emerging issues in environmental protection including impacts to sensitive populations.

2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   64

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ORTIZ, GALEF, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M. of A.  CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER, LIFTON, PERRY, RIVERA, WRIGHT
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conserva-
  tion

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  updates of the model environmental impact assessment form

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (l)  of subdivision 2 of section 8-0113 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 252 of the  laws  of
1977, is amended to read as follows:
  (l)  A  model  assessment form to be used during the initial review to
assist an agency in CARRYING OUT its responsibilities AND  DUTIES  under
this  article.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERIODICALLY UPDATE THE FORM WHICH
SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ASSIST APPLICANTS AND LEAD AGENCIES IN  DETERMINING
WHETHER  A  PROPOSED  PROJECT OR ACTION MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH UPDATES SHALL ENSURE THE CONSIDERATION OF  CHANGES
AND  EMERGING  ISSUES  IN  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION,  INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, IMPACTS ON SENSITIVE POPULATIONS, SUCH AS CHILDREN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00104-01-5

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