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NY A01722
Bill
Status
1/11/2011
Primary Sponsor
William Boyland
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AI Summary
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Removes language from Public Authorities Law Section 1266(3) that exempted the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority (MTA) and its subsidiaries from environmental quality review requirements under Article 8 of the Environmental Conservation Law
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Eliminates the exemption in Section 1266(11) that previously shielded transportation facility projects and related activities from Articles 8, 19, 24, and 25 of the Environmental Conservation Law
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Repeals the exemption for acts or activities related to planning, design, acquisition, improvement, construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of transportation facilities from Article 8 environmental review requirements
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Maintains existing requirements for MTA fare and toll approvals, including public hearings and majority vote authorization by the authority's board
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Eliminates the MTA's exemption from environmental quality review standards established by article 8 of the environmental conservation law.
Last Action
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
1/11/2011