New York A05626 requires permits for salt mining beneath lakes and financial security to cover damages from such activities.

New York A05626 amends the environmental conservation law and public lands law to regulate salt mining beneath lakes. It mandates that permits for such mining be subject to environmental quality review procedures. The bill requires financial security to cover damages from salt mining activities beneath lakes, including those from collapse or water contamination. It also mandates that any transfer or modification of such permits be treated as a new permit application, requiring environmental quality review and potentially an environmental impact statement.

New York A05626 requires permits for salt mining beneath lakes and financial security to cover damages from such activities.

New York A05626 amends the environmental conservation law and public lands law to regulate salt mining beneath lakes. It mandates that permits for such mining be subject to environmental quality review procedures. The bill requires financial security to cover damages from salt mining activities beneath lakes, including those from collapse or water contamination. It also mandates that any transfer or modification of such permits be treated as a new permit application, requiring environmental quality review and potentially an environmental impact statement.