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Senate Bill S3253

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to certain mined land-plans

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2025-S3253 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §23-2713, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6789

2025-S3253 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S3253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3253
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- 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
   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.
                                                            LBD07545-01-5

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