Assembly Bill A8835

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires municipal approval of mining in residential neighborhoods

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8835 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-2711, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1999
2011-2012: A7982
2013-2014: A8376
2015-2016: A9050
2019-2020: A8865

2017-A8835 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A8835 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8835
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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  EIGHTEEN,  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13819-01-7

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