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Senate Bill S4331

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions of the environmental conservation law with respect to transportation projects

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2017-S4331 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5521
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1266, Pub Auth L

2017-S4331 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the applicability of certain provisions of the environmental conservation law to projects which will not change in a material respect the general character of such prior transportation use.

2017-S4331 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4331 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 4331                                                  A. 5521
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
   tion
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the applica-
   bility of certain provisions of  the  environmental  conservation  law
   with respect to transportation projects
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 1266 of  the  public  authorities
 law,  as added by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as
 follows:
   11. No project to be constructed upon real property  theretofore  used
 for  a  transportation  purpose, or on an insubstantial addition to such
 property contiguous thereto, which will not change in a material respect
 the general character of such prior transportation use, nor any acts  or
 activities  in  connection  with  such  project, shall be subject to the
 provisions of article [eight,] nineteen[, twenty-four or twenty-five] of
 the environmental conservation law, or to any  local  law  or  ordinance
 adopted  pursuant  to any such article. Nor shall any acts or activities
 taken or proposed to be taken by the authority or by any other person or
 entity, public or private, in  connection  with  the  planning,  design,
 acquisition, improvement, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation
 of  a transportation facility, other than a marine or aviation facility,
 be subject to the provisions  of  article  eight  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  or to any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to
 any such article if such acts or activities require the preparation of a
 statement under or pursuant to any federal law or regulation as  to  the
 environmental impact thereof.

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

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