Senate Bill S5776

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain municipalities to conduct an environmental impact review

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

  • 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-S5776 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3230
Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6976, A9543
2017-2018: S1416, A3447
2019-2020: S3601, A2026
2023-2024: S2532

2021-S5776 (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-S5776 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5776
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 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.
   § 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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