Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 21, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2142 |
Jun 14, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6716
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2017-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8267
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §15-1528, En Con L
2017-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands; provides that such permits may be renewed where it is necessary to comply with an exigent need in response to emergency water supply shortage and prolonged multi-year upstate drought conditions.
2017-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6716 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to expand the existing moratorium on the use of the Lloyd Aquifer in order to further protect drinking water availability. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would restrict the Department of Environmental Conservation's ability to issue certain renewal permits authorizing the use of the Lloyd Sands aquifer. Renewals would be limited to an exigent need in response to emergency water supply shortage and prolonged multi-year upstate drought conditions. JUSTIFICATION : Long Island receives all of its drinking water from a sole source aquifer. As the negative effects of climate change more fully manifest themselves with impacts like sea level rise and, as Long Island's population increases, aquifer protection becomes increasingly
2017-S6716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6716 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 14, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 15-1528 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. A MORATORIUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE GRANTING OF RENEWALS FOR PERMITS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF QUEENS TO WITHDRAW WATER FROM THE LLOYD SANDS UNLESS SUCH RENEWAL IS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH AN EXIGENT NEED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY SHORTAGE AND PROLONGED MULTI-YEAR UPSTATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13063-01-7
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