New York A 7834: Relates to watershed mitigation

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A07834 Summary:

BILL NOA07834 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06488

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §24-0707, En Con L

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Provides that when approving proposals to enhance the existing benefits provided by a wetland or to create and maintain new wetland benefits in order to increase the likelihood that a proposed activity will meet the applicable standard for permit issuance, the mitigation may occur within the same watershed as the proposed project.

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BILL NOA07834 

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04/11/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7834

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 watershed mitigation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 24-0707 to read as follows:
 3 § 24-0707. Mitigation of impacts.
 4 When approving proposals to enhance the existing benefits provided by
 5 a wetland or to create and maintain new wetland benefits in order to
 6 increase the likelihood that a proposed activity will meet the applica-
 7 ble standard for permit issuance, the mitigation may occur within the
 8 same watershed as the proposed project.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10935-01-5

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