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NY S00367
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth LaValle
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AI Summary
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Adds new exception to state mining law allowing counties with populations of one million or more that rely on designated sole source aquifers for drinking water to enact local laws requiring groundwater impact monitoring from mining and mine reclamation activities
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Preserves state authority over mining permits while clarifying that local groundwater monitoring requirements are not superseded by state mining regulations
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Maintains existing local authority to enforce zoning laws, general applicability ordinances, and regulations for non-permitted mining operations
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Prohibits state agencies from processing mining permit applications in affected large counties if local zoning laws already prohibit mining in the proposed area
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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
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/17/2016