Bill Text: NY A04030 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the filling of borrow pits in Gravesend Bay.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to ways and means [A04030 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04030-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         4030--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 1, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, CUSICK, CYMBROWITZ, MONTESANO -- Multi-
          Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK,  RICHARDSON  --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- 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
          filling  of borrow pits in Gravesend Bay; and providing for the repeal
          of such provisions upon expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Legislative intent. Due to the increase in vessel size in
     2  recent years, New York State waterways such as channels, berthing  areas
     3  and  harbors are being excavated in a process known as dredging to main-
     4  tain sufficient depth for safe and efficient vessel operation.
     5    Dredged material  is  naturally  accumulated  sediment,  much  of  the
     6  dredged  material  does  contain  some  contaminants  at varying concen-
     7  trations.
     8    Gravesend Bay was dredged to supply soil for a number of  construction
     9  projects.  This  process  created  borrow pits in the bay.  These borrow
    10  pits have been identified as an attractive alternative for the disposing
    11  of dredge material.
    12    § 2. Section 15-0505 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
    13  by adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
    14    3-b.  In filling the Gravesend Bay borrow pits the department may only
    15  grant a permit if the proposed sediments and  fill  materials  meet  the
    16  following criteria:
    17    (1) comply with federal unrestricted ocean dumping criteria;
    18    (2) have been tested and test results indicate no unacceptable toxici-
    19  ty or bioaccumulation in biological test systems;
    20    (3)  has  no  potential short-term, or acute, impacts or long-term, or
    21  chronic, impacts; and

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05976-02-1
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     1    (4) requires no special precautionary  measures  are  required  during
     2  disposal.
     3    §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
     4  deemed repealed June 30, 2026.