Bill Text: NY S01678 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether certain projects or actions have a significant effect on the environment; and provides such updates shall ensure the consideration of changes in science and emerging issues in environmental protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S01678 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01678-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1678
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 11, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- 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
         updates of the model environmental impact assessment form
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 2 of  section  8-0113  of  the
    2  environmental  conservation  law, as added by chapter 252 of the laws of
    3  1977, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (l) A model assessment form to be used during the  initial  review  to
    5  assist  an  agency in CARRYING OUT its responsibilities AND DUTIES under
    6  this article.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERIODICALLY UPDATE THE  FORM  WHICH
    7  SHALL  BE DESIGNED TO ASSIST APPLICANTS AND LEAD AGENCIES IN DETERMINING
    8  WHETHER A PROPOSED PROJECT OR ACTION MAY HAVE A  SIGNIFICANT  EFFECT  ON
    9  THE  ENVIRONMENT. SUCH UPDATES SHALL ENSURE THE CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES
   10  AND EMERGING ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   12  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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