Bill Text: NY A06867 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement for recommendations made by the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A06867 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06867-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6867
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, COLTON, JACOBS, MILLMAN, ORTIZ, CAHILL,
         ZEBROWSKI, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  GLICK,  PHEFFER,
         ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend chapter 384 of the laws of 2007 relating to establishing
         the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission and requir-
         ing  the  development  of  a traffic congestion mitigation plan by the
         mayor of the city of New York, in relation to requiring  the  prepara-
         tion  of an environmental impact statement for recommendations made by
         the New York city traffic congestion mitigation commission
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section  4 of chapter 384 of the laws of 2007 relating to
    2  establishing the New York city traffic congestion mitigation  commission
    3  and requiring the development of a traffic congestion mitigation plan by
    4  the mayor of the city of New York, is amended to read as follows:
    5    S  4.  As  part of its mandate, the commission shall conduct hearings,
    6  take testimony and review information and  proposals  regarding  traffic
    7  congestion  in  the  city of New York. In addition, the commission shall
    8  issue to the governor, the state legislature, the mayor of the  city  of
    9  New  York  and the New York city council recommendations with respect to
   10  the details of  implementing  the  traffic  congestion  mitigation  plan
   11  submitted by the mayor and other traffic congestion mitigation proposals
   12  (the "implementation plan"). The implementation plan must provide for at
   13  least  the  same  level  of  traffic  mitigation, as measured by the 6.3
   14  percent reduction in average vehicle miles traveled, as proposed in  the
   15  traffic  mitigation  plan  submitted  to the United States department of
   16  transportation for the Urban Partnership Agreement  on  June  22,  2007.
   17  FOR  EACH  RECOMMENDATION  MADE  BY THE COMMISSION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
   18  PLAN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE  PREPARED  PURSUANT  TO
   19  ARTICLE  8  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION LAW. SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL
   20  IMPACT STATEMENT SHALL BE PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE NEW YORK CITY  DEPART-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 6867                             2
    1  MENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
    2  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND
    3  THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2011.
    4    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    5  the amendments made to section 4 of chapter 384 of the laws of  2007  by
    6  section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such chapter and
    7  shall be deemed repealed therewith.