Assembly Bill A3452

2011-2012 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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2011-A3452 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-0105 & 8-0113, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10263
2013-2014: A4551

2011-A3452 (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.

2011-A3452 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3452

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GABRYSZAK, ENGLEBRIGHT, RUSSELL, REILLY, RAMOS,
  DESTITO, SPANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Environ-
  mental 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00302-01-1

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