Assembly Bill A3230

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain municipalities to conduct an environmental impact review

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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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2021-A3230 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5776
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9543, S6976
2017-2018: A3447, S1416
2019-2020: A2026, S3601
2023-2024: S2532

2021-A3230 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any municipality that is served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and initiates a comprehensive zoning plan that is designed in relation to its proximity and accessibility to a transportation hub, where more than 4 subway/bus lines converge, shall conduct an environmental impact review to determine if such transportation systems can assimilate increased ridership.

2021-A3230 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3230
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to require an environmental impact review in certain instances
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the  contra-
 ry,  any  municipality that is served by the Metropolitan Transportation
 Authority and initiates a comprehensive zoning plan that is designed  in
 relation  to  its  proximity  and  accessibility to a transportation hub
 where more than 4 subway or bus lines converge shall conduct an environ-
 mental impact review subject to the provisions  of  the  state  environ-
 mental quality review act under article 8 of the environmental conserva-
 tion  law  and  its  implementing  regulations,  to  determine  if  such
 transportation systems can assimilate increased ridership.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05972-01-1

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