Senate Bill S925

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act

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Current 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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2023-S925 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4933
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-0119, amd §§8-0105 & 8-0109, En Con L; amd §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9607

2023-S925 - Summary

Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.

2023-S925 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S925 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    925
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  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 and the public  hous-
   ing  law,  in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing
   and sprawl prevention act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sustaina-
 ble affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 8-0119 to read as follows:
 § 8-0119. CERTAIN ACTIONS EXEMPT OR SUBJECT TO LIMITED REVIEW.
   1.  EXEMPT  ACTIONS  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. (A)
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,  QUALIFYING
 ACTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPLE DWELLING OR MORE THAN ONE
 CONTIGUOUS  MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS SHALL
 BE AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE  A  SIGNIFICANT  IMPACT  ON  THE
 ENVIRONMENT  AND  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRE-
 MENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  THERE-
 TO:
   (I) FEWER THAN TEN TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE
 NOT ADOPTED ZONING OR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;
   (II)  FEWER THAN FIFTY TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS NOT TO BE CONNECTED (AT
 THE COMMENCEMENT OF HABITATION) TO EXISTING COMMUNITY  OR  PUBLIC  WATER
 AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS;
   (III)  IN A CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE HAVING A POPULATION OF NINETY THOU-
 SAND PERSONS OR LESS, FEWER THAN TWO HUNDRED TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS  TO
 BE  CONNECTED  (AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF HABITATION) TO EXISTING COMMUNITY
 OR PUBLIC WATER AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS;
   (IV) IN A CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE HAVING A POPULATION OF  GREATER  THAN
 NINETY THOUSAND BUT LESS THAN ONE MILLION, FEWER THAN FIVE HUNDRED TOTAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03398-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S925A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4933
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-0119, amd §§8-0105 & 8-0109, En Con L; amd §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9607

2023-S925A - Summary

Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.

2023-S925A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S925A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  925--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
   Conservation -- reported favorably from said committee  and  committed
   to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the public  hous-
   ing  law,  in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing
   and sprawl prevention act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sustaina-
 ble affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 8-0119 to read as follows:
 § 8-0119. CERTAIN ACTIONS EXEMPT OR SUBJECT TO LIMITED REVIEW.
   1.  EXEMPT  ACTIONS  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. (A)
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,  QUALIFYING
 ACTIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPLE DWELLING OR MORE THAN ONE
 CONTIGUOUS  MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING THRESHOLDS SHALL
 BE AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE  A  SIGNIFICANT  IMPACT  ON  THE
 ENVIRONMENT  AND  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIRE-
 MENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE OR ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED  THERE-
 TO:
   (I) FEWER THAN TEN TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE
 NOT ADOPTED ZONING OR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;
   (II) BE LOCATED ON PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED LAND;
   (III) FEWER THAN FIFTY TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS NOT TO BE CONNECTED (AT
 THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF  HABITATION) TO EXISTING COMMUNITY OR PUBLIC WATER
 AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS INCLUDING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03398-08-3
 S. 925--A                           2
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S925B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4933
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-0119, amd §§8-0105 & 8-0109, En Con L; amd §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9607

2023-S925B - Summary

Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.

2023-S925B - Sponsor Memo

2023-S925B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  925--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from said  commit-
   tee and committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Commu-
   nity  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the public hous-
   ing law, in relation to enacting the "sustainable  affordable  housing
   and sprawl prevention act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "sustaina-
 ble affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 8-0119 to read as follows:
 § 8-0119. CERTAIN ACTIONS EXEMPT OR SUBJECT TO LIMITED REVIEW.
   1. EXEMPT ACTIONS  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  RESIDENTIAL  DWELLINGS.  (A)
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, QUALIFYING
 ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPLE  DWELLING  OR
 MORE  THAN  ONE  CONTIGUOUS  MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING
 THRESHOLDS SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE  A  SIGNIFICANT
 IMPACT  ON  THE  ENVIRONMENT  AND SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM ANY ENVIRONMENTAL
 REVIEW REQUIREMENTS UNDER THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ANY  RULES  OR  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO:
   (I) FEWER THAN TEN TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE
 NOT ADOPTED ZONING OR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;
   (II)  FEWER  THAN FIFTY TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN A BUILDING IN WHICH
 NO MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE FLOOR AREA CONSISTS OF COMMERCIAL  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03398-12-4
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S925C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4933
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §8-0119, amd §§8-0105 & 8-0109, En Con L; amd §600, Pub Hous L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9607

2023-S925C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.

2023-S925C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S925C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  925--C
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MAY, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, SALAZAR --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- reported favorably from
   said committee and committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction
   and  Community  Development  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   recommitted  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the public  hous-
   ing  law,  in relation to enacting the "sustainable affordable housing
   and sprawl prevention act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sustaina-
 ble affordable housing and sprawl prevention act".
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 8-0119 to read as follows:
 § 8-0119. CERTAIN ACTIONS EXEMPT OR SUBJECT TO LIMITED REVIEW.
   1.  EXEMPT  ACTIONS  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF  RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. (A)
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,  QUALIFYING
 ACTIONS  WITH  RESPECT TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MULTIPLE DWELLING OR
 MORE THAN ONE CONTIGUOUS MULTIPLE  DWELLINGS  THAT  MEET  THE  FOLLOWING
 THRESHOLDS  SHALL  BE AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED NOT TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
 IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND SHALL BE  EXEMPT  FROM  ANY  ENVIRONMENTAL
 REVIEW  REQUIREMENTS  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO:
   (I) FEWER THAN TEN TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE
 NOT ADOPTED ZONING OR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03398-14-4
              

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