What's happening
This bill extends the time local governments have to respond to mining permit applications from thirty to ninety days.
Why it matters
Gives local governments more time to review complex mining proposals. By extending the response window from 30 to 90 days, officials will have a better chance to thoroughly assess potential environmental, health, and community impacts before making determinations or imposing conditions.
May lead to more informed and defensible decisions. With additional time, local agencies can collect and analyze supporting documentation, consult experts, and ensure their decisions are well-justified and less vulnerable to legal challenges from applicants or affected residents.
Could impact mining project timelines and business planning. The longer review period may slow down the permitting process for mining companies, potentially affecting project start dates and investment decisions, but it might also lead to fewer delays or conflicts later due to more robust initial reviews.
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Extend Mining Permit Response Time
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Sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
90
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, COOK, ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mining permits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 23-2711 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The chief administrative officer may make a determination, and notify the department and applicant, in regard to:
(i) appropriate setbacks from property boundaries or public thoroughfare rights-of-way,
(ii) manmade or natural barriers designed to restrict access if needed, and, if affirmative, the type, length, height and location thereof,
(iii) the control of dust,
(iv) hours of operation, and
(v) whether mining is prohibited at that location.
Any determination made by a local government hereunder shall be accompanied by supporting documentation justifying the particular determinations on an individual basis. The chief administrative officer must provide any determinations, notices and supporting documents according to the following schedule:
(i) within [thirty] ninety days after receipt for a major project,
(ii) within [thirty] ninety days after receipt for a minor project.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to applications for permits received on or after such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01634-01-7
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