Senate Bill S1039

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Transfers certain powers and duties of the department of environmental conservation to the newly established division of mineral resources

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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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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:
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

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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