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NY A02103

NY A02103
Makes various provisions regulating equitable siting of environmental facilities; requires environmental impact statements to state whether the siting of a facility will cause or increase a disproportionate burden on disadvantaged communities.


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Introduced
01/14/2021
In Committee
04/25/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Makes various provisions regulating the location of environmental facilities to insure equity of treatment for minority communities or economically distressed areas or disadvantaged communities; requires environmental impact statements to state whether the siting of a facility will cause or increase a disproportionate burden on such areas.

AI Summary

This bill makes various provisions regulating the equitable siting of environmental facilities. It requires environmental impact statements to state whether the siting of a facility will cause or increase a disproportionate burden on disadvantaged communities. The bill defines "disadvantaged community" and requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to prepare an "existing burden report" when considering permits for projects that may affect a disadvantaged community. The bill prohibits the approval or renewal of permits that may directly or indirectly cause or contribute to a disproportionate or inequitable pollution burden on a disadvantaged community.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (47)

Gary Pretlow (D)* Thomas Abinanti (D),  Khaleel Anderson (D),  Jeffrion Aubry (D),  Charles Barron (D),  Chris Burdick (D),  Kenny Burgos (D),  William Colton (D),  Brian Cunningham (D),  Maritza Davila (D),  Carmen De La Rosa (D),  Inez Dickens (D),  Steven Englebright (D),  Harvey Epstein (D),  Patricia Fahy (D),  Nathalia Ferna´ndez (D),  Eddie Gibbs (D),  Deborah Glick (D),  Jessica González-Rojas (D),  Richard Gottfried (D),  Andrew Hevesi (D),  Pamela Hunter (D),  Jonathan Jacobson (D),  Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D),  Anna Kelles (D),  Charles Lavine (D),  Jen Lunsford (D),  Donna Lupardo (D),  Zohran Mamdani (D),  Marcela Mitaynes (D),  Yuh-Line Niou (D),  Steve Otis (D),  Dan Quart (D),  Phil Ramos (D),  Karines Reyes (D),  Linda Rosenthal (D),  Nader Sayegh (D),  Amanda Septimo (D),  Jo Anne Simon (D),  Michaelle Solages (D),  Phara Souffrant Forrest (D),  Al Stirpe (D),  Al Taylor (D),  Fred Thiele (D),  Latrice Walker (D),  Carrie Woerner (D),  Stefani Zinerman (D), 

Last Action

substituted by s8830 (on 04/25/2022)

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