Senate Bill S1725A

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for protection of certain streams

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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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2023-S1725 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4601
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0501, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5612, A8349
2021-2022: S4162, A6652

2023-S1725 - Summary

Provides for protection of certain streams; adds class C streams to the list of protected streams; exempts soil and water conservation districts which have an MOU with the department of environmental conservation from certain permitting requirements.

2023-S1725 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1725 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1725
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   protection of certain streams
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2  of  section  15-0501  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 233 of the laws of 1979, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. For the purposes of this section, stream shall mean that portion of
 any fresh surface watercourse, except lakes or ponds  having  a  surface
 area  greater  than  ten  acres  at  mean low water level, for which the
 department has adopted  or  may  hereafter  adopt  pursuant  to  section
 17-030l, any of the following classifications or standards:
   AA and AA (T),
   A and A (T),
   B and B (T),
   C AND C (T)
   Small  ponds  or  lakes with a surface area at mean low water level of
 ten acres or less, located in the course of a stream, shall  be  consid-
 ered a part of the stream and subject to regulation under this section.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04957-01-3

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2023-S1725A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4601
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0501, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5612, A8349
2021-2022: S4162, A6652

2023-S1725A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for protection of certain streams; adds class C streams to the list of protected streams; exempts soil and water conservation districts which have an MOU with the department of environmental conservation from certain permitting requirements.

2023-S1725A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1725A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1725--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, FERNANDEZ, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from  said  committee
   and  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   protection of certain streams
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  15-0501 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by chapter 233 of  the  laws  of  1979,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. For the purposes of this section, stream shall mean that portion of
 any  fresh  surface  watercourse, except lakes or ponds having a surface
 area greater than ten acres at mean  low  water  level,  for  which  the
 department  has  adopted  or  may  hereafter  adopt  pursuant to section
 17-030l, any of the following classifications or standards:
   AA and AA (T),
   A and A (T),
   B and B (T),
   C AND C (T)
   Small ponds or lakes with a surface area at mean low  water  level  of
 ten  acres  or less, located in the course of a stream, shall be consid-
 ered a part of the stream and subject to regulation under this section.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 15-0501 of the  environmental  conserva-
 tion  law,  as amended by chapter 233 of the laws of 1979, is amended to
 read as follows:
   4. A. No permit under this section shall  be  required  of  any  local
 public corporation which has entered into a written memorandum of under-
 standing  with  the  department establishing the plan of operation to be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04957-02-3

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