assembly Bill A4601A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for protection of certain streams

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Current Bill Status Via S1725 - Passed Senate


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Actions

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 22, 2023 ordered to third reading rules cal.196
substituted for a4601a
May 22, 2023 substituted by s1725a
rules report cal.196
reported
May 18, 2023 amend and recommit to rules 4601a
May 16, 2023 reported referred to rules
Feb 17, 2023 referred to ways and means

Votes

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Apr 25, 2023 - Finance committee Vote

S1725A
16
5
committee
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Aye
5
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Apr 25, 2023 - Rules committee Vote

S1725A
14
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committee
14
Aye
5
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jan 24, 2023 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

S1725
7
1
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7
Aye
1
Nay
3
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Jan 24, 2023

nay (1)

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A4601 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1725
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0501, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8349, S5612
2021-2022: A6652, S4162

A4601 - 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.

A4601 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4601
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 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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A4601A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1725
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-0501, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8349, S5612
2021-2022: A6652, S4162

A4601A (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.

A4601A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4601--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GLICK,  KELLES, L. ROSENTHAL, SIMONE, STECK,
   REYES, SIMON, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Ways  and  Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --
   Rules Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

 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
 followed  in carrying out projects or work affecting water courses so as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04957-03-3