Bill Text: NY S07863 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct a noise and land use compatibility study.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-10-26 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07863 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07863-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7863
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   October 26, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  HANNON,  MARTINS,  FUSCHILLO,  LANZA, MARCELLINO,
         SKELOS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
         committed to the Committee on Rules
       AN  ACT  to  amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to the port
         authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to requiring a noise
         and land use compatibility study
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to
    2  the port authority of New York and New Jersey, is amended  by  adding  a
    3  new article 15-B to read as follows:
    4                                ARTICLE XV-B
    5    1. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL CONDUCT A NOISE AND LAND USE COMPATIBILITY
    6  STUDY.  SUCH  STUDY SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE MANNER OUTLINED BY FEDERAL
    7  AVIATION REGULATIONS, AS SET FORTH IN 14  CODE  OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS
    8  PART  150,  AND  SHALL  RECOMMEND  OPERATIONAL  AND LAND USE MEASURES TO
    9  IMPROVE THE COMPATIBILITY OF AIR TERMINALS WITH SURROUNDING LAND USES.
   10    2. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNORS AND  THE  LEGISLA-
   11  TURES  OF  EACH  STATE  A REPORT DETAILING THE PORT AUTHORITY'S FINDINGS
   12  PURSUANT TO THE STUDY REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE. THE PORT AUTHORITY SHALL
   13  MAKE SUCH REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY  JUNE  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
   14  THIRTEEN.
   15    3.  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY SHALL HOLD BIENNIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS, AT WHICH
   16  MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO  BE  HEARD  REGARDING  THE
   17  IDENTIFICATION  OF  AIRCRAFT NOISE ISSUES. SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS SHALL BE
   18  HELD IN THE COUNTIES OF KINGS, QUEENS AND NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND
   19  IN THE COUNTIES OF UNION AND ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY,  AND  SHALL  BE
   20  ATTENDED  BY AT LEAST ONE COMMISSIONER APPOINTED BY EACH STATE. THE PORT
   21  AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE REPORT REQUIRED BY
   22  THIS ARTICLE, AS MAY BE NECESSARY  AND  PRACTICABLE  TO  ADDRESS  PUBLIC
   23  INPUT.
   24    S  2.  This  act  shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
   25  state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
   26  act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15860-02-2
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    1  legislation this act shall take effect immediately. The chairman of  the
    2  port  authority  of New York and New Jersey shall notify the legislative
    3  bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of article
    4  15-B of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 in order that the commission may
    5  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
    6  of  the  laws  of  the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the
    7  provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
    8  public officers law.