Assembly Bill A8267

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A8267 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6716
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §15-1528, En Con L

2017-A8267 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands; provides that such permits may be renewed where it is necessary to comply with an exigent need in response to emergency water supply shortage and prolonged multi-year upstate drought conditions.

2017-A8267 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8267
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law,  in  relation  to  a
   moratorium  on  permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water
   from the Lloyd Sands

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  15-1528 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. A MORATORIUM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED ON THE GRANTING OF RENEWALS FOR
 PERMITS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF QUEENS TO WITHDRAW  WATER  FROM  THE  LLOYD
 SANDS UNLESS SUCH RENEWAL IS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH AN EXIGENT NEED IN
 RESPONSE  TO  EMERGENCY  WATER  SUPPLY SHORTAGE AND PROLONGED MULTI-YEAR
 UPSTATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13063-01-7

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