Bill Text: NY A05521 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the applicability of certain provisions of the environmental conservation law to projects which will not change in a material respect the general character of such prior transportation use.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A05521 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05521-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 4331                                                  A. 5521
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    February 10, 2017
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        IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transporta-
          tion
        IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
          to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the applica-
          bility of certain provisions of  the  environmental  conservation  law
          with respect to transportation projects
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 1266 of  the  public  authorities
     2  law,  as added by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    11. No project to be constructed upon real property  theretofore  used
     5  for  a  transportation  purpose, or on an insubstantial addition to such
     6  property contiguous thereto, which will not change in a material respect
     7  the general character of such prior transportation use, nor any acts  or
     8  activities  in  connection  with  such  project, shall be subject to the
     9  provisions of article [eight,] nineteen[, twenty-four or twenty-five] of
    10  the environmental conservation law, or to any  local  law  or  ordinance
    11  adopted  pursuant  to any such article. Nor shall any acts or activities
    12  taken or proposed to be taken by the authority or by any other person or
    13  entity, public or private, in  connection  with  the  planning,  design,
    14  acquisition, improvement, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation
    15  of  a transportation facility, other than a marine or aviation facility,
    16  be subject to the provisions  of  article  eight  of  the  environmental
    17  conservation  law,  or to any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to
    18  any such article if such acts or activities require the preparation of a
    19  statement under or pursuant to any federal law or regulation as  to  the
    20  environmental impact thereof.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06780-02-7
        S. 4331                             2                            A. 5521
     1    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.