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Assembly Bill A2508

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the submission of environmental impact statements by entities proposing construction of a new building development within one mile of a transit facility

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2023-A2508 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5560
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14, Transp L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9827, S9072
2021-2022: A3515, S4179
2025-2026: S4939

2023-A2508 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations requiring entities proposing construction of a new building development within one mile of a transit facility to submit environmental impact statements; defines transit facility.

2023-A2508 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2508
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KIM,  ROZIC -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   submission  of  environmental  impact statements by entities proposing
   construction of a new building development within one mile of a trans-
   it facility

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 14 of the transportation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 37 to read as follows:
   37. (A) TO PROMULGATE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL  CONSERVATION, RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING ANY ENTITY PROPOS-
 ING CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ONE  MILE  OF  ANY
 TRANSIT  FACILITY  TO  SUBMIT  AN  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT TO THE
 DEPARTMENT. SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL CONFORM  WITH  THE
 REQUIREMENTS  OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND
 SHALL CONTAIN A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE UNDERGROUND  ENVIRONMENTAL
 IMPACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CURRENT AND POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION
 TO  SOIL  TOXICITY,  THE  EFFECTS  OF  THE  EXPLOITATION  OF  GEO-ENERGY
 RESOURCES (SUCH AS THE FRACKING AND TRANSMISSION OF SHALE GAS), GEOTHER-
 MAL ENERGY GENERATION, AND THE SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE
 THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (I)  "BUILDING  DEVELOPMENT" SHALL MEAN THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A
 ROAD OR STRUCTURE.
   (II) "TRANSIT FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A RAPID TRANSIT  RAILROAD,  OMNIBUS
 LINE  OR  ANY  OTHER  FACILITY  OR  ANY RAILROAD USED FOR SERVICE IN THE
 TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AS COMMON  CARRIERS  FOR  HIRE  OR  IN  THE
 TRANSPORTATION  OF  THE UNITED STATES MAIL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND ANY
 PORTION THEREOF AND THE RIGHTS, LEASEHOLDS OR OTHER  INTERESTS  THEREIN,
 TOGETHER  WITH  THE  DEVICES AND APPURTENANCES, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03821-01-3

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