New York S 7365: Relates to smart growth public infrastructure criteria

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S07365 Summary:

BILL NOS07365 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §6-0107, En Con L

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Expands smart growth public infrastructure criteria to apply to the New York State urban development corporation; adds the additional criteria of promoting public transit ridership and ensuring existing transit riders are able to access employment opportunities and cultural and recreational amenities with ease through the construction of transit facilities protected from extreme weather and traffic violence less than one quarter of a mile walking distance to such opportunities and amenities.

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BILL NOS07365 

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04/11/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7365

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 11, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to smart
 growth public infrastructure criteria

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-0107 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as added by chapter 433 of the laws of 2010, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. In addition to meeting other criteria and requirements of law
 5 governing approval, development, financing and state aid for the
 6 construction of new or expanded public infrastructure or the recon-
 7 struction thereof, no state infrastructure agency or the New York state
 8 urban development corporation shall approve, undertake, support or
 9 finance a public infrastructure project, including providing grants,
 10 awards, loans or assistance programs, unless, to the extent practicable,
 11 it is consistent with the relevant criteria specified in subdivision two
 12 of this section.
 13 § 2. Paragraphs i, j and k of subdivision 2 of section 6-0107 of the
 14 environmental conservation law, paragraphs i and j as added by chapter
 15 433 of the laws of 2010 and paragraph k as added by chapter 355 of the
 16 laws of 2014, are amended and a new paragraph l is added to read as
 17 follows:
 18 i. to ensure predictability in building and land use codes; [and]
 19 j. to promote sustainability by strengthening existing and creating
 20 new communities which reduce greenhouse gas emissions and do not compro-
 21 mise the needs of future generations, by among other means encouraging
 22 broad based public involvement in developing and implementing a communi-
 23 ty plan and ensuring the governance structure is adequate to sustain its
 24 implementation[.];

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11604-01-5

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 1 k. to mitigate future physical climate risk due to sea level rise,
 2 and/or storm surges and/or flooding, based on available data predicting
 3 the likelihood of future extreme weather events, including hazard risk
 4 analysis data if applicable[.]; and
 5 l. to promote public transit ridership and ensure existing transit
 6 riders are able to access employment opportunities and cultural and
 7 recreational amenities with ease through the construction of transit
 8 facilities protected from extreme weather and traffic violence less than
 9 one quarter of a mile walking distance to such opportunities and amen-
 10 ities.
 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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