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S 3253: Provides for a minimum 10 foot buffer from the water table for all mining plans for mining on Long Island.
What S 3253 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Environmental Conservation Law to improve mined land-use planning in New York State. The mining plan must now include a written and graphic description of the proposed operation, including boundaries, affected areas, and environmental measures to minimize impacts. The graphic description must also identify areas of excavation, overburden, and water impoundments. In counties with a population of over one million, which rely on a designated sole source aquifer for drinking water, the mining plan must provide a minimum buffer of undisturbed ground at least ten feet from the existing water table at the mine site to protect the water source. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3253
- What is the current status of S 3253?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3253 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION".
- Did S 3253 pass?
- Not yet. S 3253 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3253, and where is it now?
- S 3253 was authored by Sen. Anthony Palumbo. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 352 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3253 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 certain mined land-use plans The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 23-2713 of the 2 environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of 3 1991, is amended to read as follows: 4 (a) The mining plan shall consist of a written and graphic description 5 of the proposed mining operation, including the boundaries of the land 6 controlled by the applicant, the outline of potential affected acreage 7 and the general sequence of areas to be mined through successive permit 8 terms. The graphic description shall include the location of the mine 9 and shall identify the land affected by mining after April first, nine- 10 teen hundred seventy-five, including but not limited to areas of exca- 11 vation; areas of overburden, tailings, and spoil; areas of topsoil and 12 mineral stock piles; processing plant areas; haulageways; shipping and 13 storage areas; drainage features and water impoundments. The written 14 description of the plan shall include the applicant's mining method and 15 measures to be taken to minimize adverse environmental impacts resulting 16 from the mining operation. Within counties with a population of one 17 million or more which draw their primary source of drinking water for a 18 majority of county residents from a designated sole source aquifer, no 19 mining plan shall be approved or renewed unless such plan provides for a 20 minimum buffer of undisturbed ground at least ten feet from the existing 21 water table at the mine site. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07545-01-5
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