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Senate Bill S1039
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 28 §§825-a - 825-k, Exec L; amd §§1-0303, 23-0101 & 23-0313, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S4899
2017-2018: S1307
2015-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Transfers certain powers and duties of the department of environmental conservation to the newly established division of mineral resources; provides that such division shall be responsible for ensuring the environmentally sound, economic development of New York's non-renewable energy and mineral resources for the benefit of current and future generations; provides for monitoring the extraction of oil and gas, and requires the reclamation of land after mining.
2015-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1039 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the division of mineral resources and transferring certain powers and duties from the department of environmental conservation PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The purpose of the bill is to remove the division of mineral resources from the aegis of the department of environmental conservation due to the inherent conflict between the agency's responsibility in protecting the environment and the division of mineral resources mission to promote the use of the state's natural resources. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law by adding a new article 28 to establish a Division of Mineral Resources. The powers and duties of the new division to include "ensuring the environmentally sound, economic development of New York's non-renewal energy and mineral resources" and "monitoring the extraction of oil and gas and require the reclamation of land after mining". The bill also transfers all powers, duties and functions set forth in article 23, including the
2015-S1039 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1039 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the division of mineral resources and transferring certain powers and duties from the department of environ- mental conservation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 28 to read as follows: ARTICLE 28 DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES SECTION 825-A. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. 825-B. DEFINITIONS. 825-C. POWERS AND DUTIES. 825-D. TRANSFER OF POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS. 825-E. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. 825-F. TRANSFER OF EMPLOYEES. 825-G. CONTINUITY OF AUTHORITY. 825-H. COMPLETION OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 825-I. TERMS OCCURRING IN LAWS, CONTRACTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. 825-J. EXISTING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES PRESERVED. 825-K. PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS. S 825-A. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES WHICH SHALL EXER- CISE POWERS AND DUTIES PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE. S 825-B. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. 2. "DIVISION" MEANS THE DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01959-01-5
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