Assembly Bill A10346

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the filling of borrow pits in Jamaica Bay; repealer

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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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2021-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9123
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §15-0505 sub 3-a, amd §15-0505, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2808, S2150

2021-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filling of borrow pits in Jamaica Bay; prohibits the filling in of borrow pits with sediment or fill materials.

2021-A10346 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10346
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request  of  M.  of  A.
   Pheffer Amato) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Environ-
   mental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting the filling of borrow pits in Jamaica Bay; and  to  repeal
   subdivision  3-a  of section 15-0505 of the environmental conservation
   law relating to the granting of permits for the filling of Jamaica Bay
   borrow pits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative intent. Due to the increase in vessel size in
 recent years, New York State waterways such as channels, berthing  areas
 and  harbors are being excavated in a process known as dredging to main-
 tain sufficient depth for safe and efficient vessel operation.
   Dredged material  is  naturally  accumulated  sediment,  much  of  the
 dredged  material  does  contain  some  contaminants  at varying concen-
 trations.
   Jamaica Bay was dredged to supply soil for a  number  of  construction
 projects. This process created borrow pits in the bay. These borrow pits
 have  been  identified as an attractive alternative for the disposing of
 dredge material.
   Over the years local stakeholders, environmentalists and  the  fishing
 community  have  noted  that  while  the borrow pits were man-made and a
 byproduct of former construction/dredging projects, they  have  contrib-
 uted  immensely to the health of the water quality of Jamaica Bay. It is
 currently recognized that we have the cleanest water quality in over one
 hundred years, tremendous fish populations and even the return of  large
 marine  mammals  such  as seals, dolphins and even the occasional whale.
 These groups identify the dredged areas of the bay referred to as borrow
 pits as one of the key reasons for this abundant marine life.  In  addi-
 tion  to  hosting massive schools of fish, these deep borrow pits act as
 "heat sinks" working to absorb temperatures  and  helping  to  keep  the
 water  temperatures of the bay from spiking to harmful levels. The fill-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15654-02-2
              

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