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Senate Bill S3995

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the reissuance of permits for the inactive wells that access a sole source aquifer in certain counties

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2017-S3995 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-1527, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4214

2017-S3995 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the reissuance of permits for inactive wells that access a sole source aquifer in certain counties.

2017-S3995 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3995 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3995
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   operation of certain inactive wells
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 15-1527 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  IN  ANY  COUNTY  WITH  TWO  MILLION OR MORE RESIDENTS, ANY PERMITS
 ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS ACCESSING A SOLE SOURCE
 AQUIFER SHALL BE DEEMED INVALID IF THE PUBLIC SUPPLY WELL HAS  NOT  BEEN
 USED  FOR  THE  WITHDRAWAL AND PUBLIC SUPPLY OF WATER FOR OVER TWO YEARS
 AND SUCH WELL OR WELLS SHALL BE DEEMED ABANDONED. PRIOR TO  THE  REISSU-
 ANCE  OR RENEWAL OF ANY SUCH PERMIT FOR WATER WITHDRAWAL, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL COMMENCE A FULL  REVIEW  UNDER  THE  STATE  ENVIRONMENTAL  QUALITY
 REVIEW  ACT.  ANY  SUCH  PERMIT  WHICH  HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED OR REISSUED
 SUBSEQUENT TO SUCH REVIEW SHALL BE DEEMED  INVALID  UPON  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE  OF  THE  CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN WHICH ADDED
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 such  public  supply  well that has not been used for the withdrawal and
 public supply of water for over two years on the effective date of  this
 act.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09584-01-7

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