NY S06932

Amends Environmental Conservation Law section 8-0109 to establish specific timeframes for environmental review processes.

Requires applicants to submit environmental reports within 60 days of receiving notice of the requirement from an agency.

Mandates that agencies review submitted environmental reports and make a determination on the need for an environmental impact statement within 40 days of receipt.

Allows the 60-day and 40-day timeframes to be waived only by mutual written consent of both the agency and the applicant.

Clarifies that agencies must make independent judgments regarding the scope, contents, and adequacy of environmental impact statements regardless of outside resources used.