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NY A09534
Bill
Status
5/6/2014
Primary Sponsor
Fred Thiele
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AI Summary
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Adds a new exception to state mining law allowing counties with a population of one million or more that rely on a designated sole source aquifer for drinking water to enact local laws requiring groundwater impact monitoring for mining and mine reclamation activities
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Clarifies that local governments can enforce groundwater monitoring ordinances without such requirements being regulated by state statute, regulation, or permit
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Modifies the definition of "designated sole source aquifer" counties to use plural language ("draw their" instead of "draws its") to encompass multiple counties meeting the population and water source criteria
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Maintains existing state preemption over mining regulations while creating this specific carve-out for groundwater protection in large population centers dependent on sole source aquifers
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Authorizes the enactment or enforcement of local laws or ordinances requiring the monitoring of groundwater impacts resulting from mining or the reclamation of mines within counties with a population of one million or more which draws its primary source of drinking water for a majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer.
Last Action
reported referred to rules
6/16/2014