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Senate Bill S3365

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of insurance information on permit applications for the construction of pipelines upon any freshwater wetlands

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2023-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3946
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24-0703, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7419, A8542

2023-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the disclosure of insurance information, including the name of the insurance company, the amount of coverage and what is covered under their plan, on permit applications for the construction of pipelines upon any freshwater wetlands.

2023-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3365
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, MAYER --
   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
   requiring the disclosure of insurance information on  permit  applica-
   tions for the construction of pipelines upon any freshwater wetlands
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  24-0703  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 233 of the laws of 1979, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Any person proposing to conduct or cause to be  conducted  a  regu-
 lated activity upon any freshwater wetland shall file an application for
 a  permit  with the clerk of the local government having jurisdiction or
 the department, as the case may be. Review of the application  shall  be
 made by the local government or the commissioner, as the case may be, in
 accordance  with  applicable  law  and  such  rules  hereunder as may be
 adopted by the commissioner. Such application shall include  a  detailed
 description  of  the  proposed  activity  and  a map showing the area of
 freshwater wetland directly affected, with the location of the  proposed
 activity  thereon.    FOR ANY PERSON PROPOSING TO CONDUCT OR CAUSE TO BE
 CONDUCTED A REGULATED ACTIVITY INVOLVING THE USE OF A PIPELINE UPON  ANY
 FRESHWATER  WETLAND, SUCH APPLICATION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE
 INSURANCE COMPANY COVERING SUCH PROPOSED ACTIVITY, THE AMOUNT OF  COVER-
 AGE  AND WHAT IS COVERED UNDER THE PLAN. The clerk or commissioner shall
 cause notice of such application to be mailed to all  local  governments
 where the proposed activity or any part of it is located.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04358-01-3

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