Assembly Bill A4551

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the closure to the public of any land operated by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall be subject to environmental review

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  • 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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2013-A4551 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-0105 & 8-0113, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10263
2011-2012: A3452

2013-A4551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the closure to the public of any land operated by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, when no appropriation and staff are provided to continuously maintain and preserve such lands, shall be subject to environmental quality review.

2013-A4551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4551

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GABRYSZAK, ENGLEBRIGHT, RUSSELL, RAMOS -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to envi-
  ronmental quality review of the closure of  lands  maintained  by  the
  office of parks, recreation and historic preservation

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision  4  of  section  8-0105  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as amended by chapter 228 of the laws of 1976, para-
graph (i) as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1977, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  4. "Actions" include:
  (i)  projects  or  activities  directly  undertaken  by any agency; or
projects or activities supported in whole  or  part  through  contracts,
grants,  subsidies, loans, or other forms of funding assistance from one
or more agencies; or projects or activities involving the issuance to  a
person of a lease, permit, license, certificate or other entitlement for
use or permission to act by one or more agencies;
  (ii) policy, regulations, and procedure-making[.]; AND
  (III)  THE CLOSURE OF ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC OF ANY LANDS OWNED OR OPER-
ATED BY THE OFFICE  OF  PARKS,  RECREATION  AND  HISTORIC  PRESERVATION,
UNLESS  THE  STATE  HAS  PROVIDED  AN APPROPRIATION AND SUCH LABOR AS IS
NECESSARY FOR THE CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF SUCH LANDS.
  S 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 8-0113 of the  environ-
mental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1977,
is amended to read as follows:
  (b) Criteria for determining whether or not a proposed action may have
a significant effect on the environment, taking into account social  and
economic  factors to be considered in determining the significance of an
environmental effect, PROVIDED, THAT EVERY  CLOSURE  OF  ACCESS  TO  THE
PUBLIC OF LANDS OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08067-01-3

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