Assembly Bill A2960

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to certain mined land-plans

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A2960 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6789
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-2713, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9459

2023-A2960 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a minimum 10 foot buffer from the water table for all mining plans for mining on Long Island.

2023-A2960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2960
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   certain mined land-use plans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section 23-2713 of the
 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of
 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The mining plan shall consist of a written and graphic description
 of the proposed mining operation, including the boundaries of  the  land
 controlled  by  the applicant, the outline of potential affected acreage
 and the general sequence of areas to be mined through successive  permit
 terms.  The  graphic  description shall include the location of the mine
 and shall identify the land affected by mining after April first,  nine-
 teen  hundred  seventy-five, including but not limited to areas of exca-
 vation; areas of overburden, tailings, and spoil; areas of  topsoil  and
 mineral  stock  piles; processing plant areas; haulageways; shipping and
 storage areas; drainage features and  water  impoundments.  The  written
 description  of the plan shall include the applicant's mining method and
 measures to be taken to minimize adverse environmental impacts resulting
 from the mining operation. 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,  NO
 MINING PLAN SHALL BE APPROVED OR RENEWED UNLESS SUCH PLAN PROVIDES FOR A
 MINIMUM BUFFER OF UNDISTURBED GROUND AT LEAST TEN FEET FROM THE EXISTING
 WATER TABLE AT THE MINE SITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05686-01-3

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