New York A 5651: Relates to environmental assessment of historic preservation plan

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A05651 Summary:

BILL NOA05651 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBarclay (MS)

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COSPNSRBrabenec, Walsh, Miller, Manktelow, DiPietro, Gallahan, Jensen, Lemondes, DeStefano, Hawley,
 Simpson, Tague, Bailey

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MLTSPNSRBrown K

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Amd §§8-0111, 70-0109 & 8-0109, En Con L; amd §14.07, Pks & Rec L; add §99-ss, St Fin L

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Relates to the environmental assessment of a historic preservation plan; addresses environmental impact statements, dates for filing drafts of such statewide comprehensive historic preservation plan, funds available for historic preservation purposes, and the New York state archaeological survey assistance fund.

Go to top A05651 Actions:

BILL NOA05651 

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02/19/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05651 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5651

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, BRABENEC, WALSH, MILLER, MANKTELOW,
 DiPIETRO, GALLAHAN, JENSEN, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO, HAWLEY, SIMPSON,
 TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, the parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation law, and the state finance law, in
 relation to environmental assessment of historic preservation plan

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 8-0111 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as added by chapter 612 of the laws of 1975, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 6. Lead Agency. When an action is to be carried out or approved by two
 5 or more agencies, the department shall be designated as lead agency and
 6 determination of whether the action may have a significant effect on the
 7 environment shall be made by the [lead agency] department having princi-
 8 pal responsibility for carrying out or approving such action and [such
 9 agency] shall prepare[, or cause to be prepared by contract or other-
 10 wise,] the environmental impact statement for the action if such a
 11 statement is required by this article. [In the event that there is a
 12 question as to which is the lead agency, any agency may submit the ques-
 13 tion to the commissioner and the commissioner shall designate the lead
 14 agency, giving due consideration to the capacity of such agency to
 15 fulfill adequately the requirements of this article.]
 16 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 70-0109 of the environ-
 17 mental conservation law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to
 18 read as follows:
 19 (iii) In the case of an application for a state pollutant discharge
 20 elimination system (SPDES) permit issued in lieu of a national pollutant
 21 discharge elimination system permit, such decision shall be mailed on or
 22 before thirty calendar days after the department mails written notice to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05079-01-5

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 1 the applicant that the application is complete or on or before thirty
 2 calendar days after the application is deemed complete pursuant to the
 3 provisions of this article.
 4 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 8-0109 of the environmental conservation
 5 law, as amended by chapter 252 of the laws of 1977, and the opening
 6 paragraph as amended by chapter 749 of the laws of 1991, is amended to
 7 read as follows:
 8 5. After the filing of a draft environmental impact statement the
 9 agency shall determine whether or not to conduct a public hearing on the
 10 environmental impact of the proposed action. If the agency determines to
 11 hold such a hearing, it shall commence the hearing within [sixty] thirty
 12 days of the filing and unless the proposed action is withdrawn from
 13 consideration shall prepare the environmental impact statement within
 14 [forty-five] thirty days after the close of the hearing, except as
 15 otherwise provided. T