Assembly Bill A10001

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of mining and the reclamation of mines within counties with a population of one million or more; repealer

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

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2019-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8026
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §23-2703, amd §§23-2705, 23-2711 & 23-2721, En Con L

2019-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of mining and the reclamation of mines within counties with a population of one million or more which draw their primary source of drinking water for a majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.

2019-A10001 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10001
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, PALUMBO, McDONOUGH, LiPETRI, RA, MIKULIN,
   DeSTEFANO, SMITH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   regulation of mining and the reclamation of mines within counties with
   a population of one million or more which draw their primary source of
   drinking water for a majority of county residents  from  a  designated
   sole  source  aquifer;  and  to  repeal certain provisions of such law
   relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  23-2703 of the environmental conservation law is
 REPEALED and a new section 23-2703 is added to read as follows:
 § 23-2703. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
   1. A. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY DECLARES THAT IT IS THE  POLICY  OF  THIS
 STATE  TO  FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ECONOMICALLY SOUND
 AND STABLE MINING INDUSTRY, AND  THE  ORDERLY  DEVELOPMENT  OF  DOMESTIC
 MINERAL  RESOURCES  AND  RESERVES  NECESSARY  TO  ASSURE SATISFACTION OF
 ECONOMIC NEEDS COMPATIBLE WITH SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
 SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SHALL INCLUDE THE PROTECTION OF
 WATER RESOURCES AND PUBLIC HEALTH WITHIN COUNTIES WITH A  POPULATION  OF
 ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE WHICH DRAW THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
 FOR A MAJORITY OF COUNTY RESIDENTS FROM A DESIGNATED SOLE  SOURCE  AQUI-
 FER.
   B.  THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES IT TO BE THE POLICY OF THIS STATE
 TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING FOR THE USE OF THESE  NON-RE-
 NEWABLE  NATURAL  RESOURCES  AND  TO  PROVIDE,  IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUCH
 MINING OPERATIONS, FOR  RECLAMATION  OF  AFFECTED  LANDS;  TO  ENCOURAGE
 PRODUCTIVE USE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PLANTING OF FORESTS, THE
 PLANTING  OF  CROPS  FOR  HARVEST,  THE SEEDING OF GRASS AND LEGUMES FOR
 GRAZING PURPOSES, THE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND AQUATIC
 RESOURCES, THE ESTABLISHMENT  OF  RECREATIONAL,  HOME,  COMMERCIAL,  AND
 INDUSTRIAL SITES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZA-
 TION,  MANAGEMENT  AND  APPROPRIATE  USE OF ALL THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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