What's happening
This bill amends the public authorities law to remove certain transportation projects from being subject to specific articles of the environmental conservation law.
Why it matters
Narrows the scope of environmental review. for transportation projects by removing requirements to comply with certain articles of the Environmental Conservation Law, potentially accelerating project timelines but reducing layers of environmental oversight.
Exempts specific transportation projects. (those on existing or only slightly expanded transportation property, and not materially changing its use) from reviews under articles 24 (Freshwater Wetlands) and 25 (Tidal Wetlands), which could impact sensitive environmental areas.
Limits local government authority. by preventing local environmental laws or ordinances, adopted under the now-exempted state law articles, from applying to these transportation projects—potentially reducing community influence over nearby developments.
Continues to exempt projects from state review. if a federal environmental impact statement is required, making federal processes the primary environmental safeguard for many large transportation initiatives.
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Ease Rules for Transit Projects
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- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Ease Environmental Rules for Transit
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 4331 A. 5521
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
February 10, 2017
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the applicability of certain provisions of the environmental conservation law with respect to transportation projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 1266 of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 314 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
11. No project to be constructed upon real property theretofore used for a transportation purpose, or on an insubstantial addition to such property contiguous thereto, which will not change in a material respect the general character of such prior transportation use, nor any acts or activities in connection with such project, shall be subject to the provisions of article [eight,] nineteen[, twenty-four or twenty-five] of the environmental conservation law, or to any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to any such article. Nor shall any acts or activities taken or proposed to be taken by the authority or by any other person or entity, public or private, in connection with the planning, design, acquisition, improvement, construction, reconstruction or rehabilitation of a transportation facility, other than a marine or aviation facility, be subject to the provisions of article eight of the environmental conservation law, or to any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to any such article if such acts or activities require the preparation of a statement under or pursuant to any federal law or regulation as to the environmental impact thereof.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06780-02-7
S. 4331 2 A. 5521
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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