Senate Bill S6122

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the time period for state environmental quality review

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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-S6122 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5395
2017-2018: S624
2019-2020: S624

2021-S6122 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the time period for state environmental quality review.

2021-S6122 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6122 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6122
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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  the
   time period for state environmental quality review
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 8-0107 of the environmental  conservation  law,  as
 added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975, is amended to read as follows:
 § 8-0107. Agency implementation.
   All  agencies shall review their present statutory authority, adminis-
 trative regulations, and current policies and procedures for the purpose
 of determining whether there are  any  deficiencies  or  inconsistencies
 therein  which prohibit full compliance with the purposes and provisions
 of this article, and shall recommend or effect such measures as  may  be
 necessary to bring their authority and policies into conformity with the
 intent,  purposes,  and procedures set forth in this article. They shall
 carry out its terms with minimum procedural  and  administrative  delay,
 shall avoid unnecessary duplication of reporting and review requirements
 by  providing, where feasible, for combined or consolidated proceedings,
 and shall expedite all proceedings hereunder in the interests of  prompt
 review.   TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE OR ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
 TO REGULATION SHALL BE MANDATORY AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO  ANY  PERIOD  OF
 EXTENSION  UNLESS THE APPLICANT OR PROJECT SPONSOR AGREES TO A PERIOD OF
 EXTENSION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09814-01-1

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