Bill Text: NY A01760 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the use of construction and demolition debris as fill for reclaimed mines without local government approval.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A01760 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01760-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1760
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         ORTIZ, PERRY -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Environ-
         mental Conservation
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
         requiring local approval for using construction and demolition  debris
         as fill for mined land reclamation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 23-2713 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, NO MINING PLAN OR
    4  RECLAMATION PLAN SHALL PROPOSE TO UTILIZE  CONSTRUCTION  AND  DEMOLITION
    5  DEBRIS  AS  FILL WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE WHERE
    6  THE AFFECTED LAND IS LOCATED.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05709-01-3