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Assembly Bill A9050

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires municipal approval of mining in residential neighborhoods

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2015-A9050 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง23-2711, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1999
2011-2012: A7982
2013-2014: A8376
2017-2018: A8835
2019-2020: A8865

2015-A9050 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires approval by the governing board of a municipality for mining activity in any area which is zoned residential by such municipality.

2015-A9050 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9050

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring municipal approval of mining in residential neighborhoods

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

  Section  1.  Section  23-2711 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. AFTER SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, ANY PERSON WHO MINES
OR PROPOSES TO MINE FROM A MINE SITE IN AN AREA ZONED RESIDENTIAL BY THE
MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE MINE IS  LOCATED  SHALL  NOT  ENGAGE  IN  SUCH
MINING  UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS OBTAINED APPROVAL OF SUCH MINING FROM THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10677-02-6

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