Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 05, 2015 |
advanced to third reading cal.49 |
Mar 03, 2015 |
reported |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A64
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Felix Ortiz
Sandy Galef
Jeffrey Dinowitz
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Earlene Hooper
Barbara Lifton
N. Nick Perry
2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Summary
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; provides such updates shall ensure the consideration of changes in science and emerging issues in environmental protection including impacts to sensitive populations.
2015-A64 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 64 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ORTIZ, GALEF, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, COLTON, HOOPER, LIFTON, PERRY, RIVERA, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conserva- tion 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: Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 2 of section 8-0113 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 252 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: (l) A model assessment form to be used during the initial review to assist an agency in CARRYING OUT its responsibilities AND DUTIES under this article. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PERIODICALLY UPDATE THE FORM WHICH SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ASSIST APPLICANTS AND LEAD AGENCIES IN DETERMINING WHETHER A PROPOSED PROJECT OR ACTION MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH UPDATES SHALL ENSURE THE CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES AND EMERGING ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPACTS ON SENSITIVE POPULATIONS, SUCH AS CHILDREN. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00104-01-5
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