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Assembly Bill A5015

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates hydraulic dredging for commercial purposes in the waters of Mill Neck Creek in the town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau

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2023-A5015 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Nassau County

2023-A5015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits any new permits, leases or any other agreements authorizing the hydraulic dredging for commercial purposes in the waters of Mill Neck Creek in the town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau.

2023-A5015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5015
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BLUMENCRANZ -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT in relation to prohibiting  new  permits,  leases  or  any  other
   agreements  authorizing the hydraulic dredging for commercial purposes
   in the waters of Mill Neck Creek in the town of Oyster Bay, county  of
   Nassau

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule  or  regu-
 lation  to the contrary, no new permits, leases, or any other agreements
 which authorize hydraulic dredging for commercial purposes in the waters
 of Mill Neck Creek in the town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau shall  be
 issued.  No  existing  permits,  leases,  or  any other agreements which
 authorize hydraulic dredging for commercial purposes in  the  waters  of
 Mill Neck Creek in the town of Oyster Bay shall be extended beyond their
 previously agreed upon expiration date.
   2.  Nothing  in  this  act  shall be construed to nullify any existing
 permits, leases, or agreements which authorize  hydraulic  dredging  for
 commercial  purposes  in  the  waters  of  Mill Neck Creek, and any such
 permits, leases, or agreements will remain in effect until their  previ-
 ously agreed upon expiration.  No entity currently conducting or seeking
 to  conduct  commercial activity in such area may bring forth civil suit
 against the town of Oyster Bay, or any political subdivision within  the
 Town  of  Oyster Bay, on the basis of real or perceived damages incurred
 as a result of this act.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09153-02-3

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