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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Makes provisions regarding the siting of environmental facilities in minority communities or economically distressed areas
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor J. Gary Pretlow
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3205
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the location of environmental facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of the bill is to make provision regarding equitable siting of environmental facilities.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill sets for the legislative intent of addressing the issue of environmental in equity.
Section 2 of the bill amends Section 1-0303 of the Environmental Conservation law by adding three new subdivisions to define: Economically distressed area; minority community; and Ethnic group.
Section 3 of the bill amends subdivision 2 of Section 8-0109 of the Environmental Conservation Law by adding a new paragraph (h-1) to require the Department of Environmental Conservation to modify its permitting, monitoring and enforcement standards to address high concentrations of environmental facilities in racial minority and economically distressed communities.
Sections 4 and 5 require all agencies and applicants who plan to construct and/or manage environmental facilities in racial minority and economically distressed communities to submit an economic development plan, to determine whether such action may cause or increase a disproportionate and/or inequitable burden on those minority communities and/or economically distressed areas that are directly or significantly indirectly affected by the action.
Section 6 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
There has been an inequitable pattern in the siting of environmental facilities in minority and economically distressed communities, which have borne a disproportionate and inequitable share of such facilities. This bill would require the state to factor in disproportionate or inequitable burdens on minority communities or economically distressed areas under the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Prior legislative history
New bill - 2012 2012 - S.6689 - Died - Environmental Conservation 2013-14 - S692 - Died - Environmental Conservation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the 30th day after it shall have become law; provided that section three of this act shall not apply to any person who has received an initial determination pursuant to subdivision 4 of section 8-0109 of the environmental conservation law prior to such date and provided further that section five of this act shall not apply to any determination of significance made prior to such date.
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