New York S02053 amends environmental and public lands laws to regulate salt mining beneath lakes, requiring permits, environmental quality reviews.

New York S02053 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 resulting from salt mining activities beneath a lake, including collapse or water contamination. It also mandates that the Department of Environmental Conservation determine the amount and terms of this financial security, which must be in the form of a bond or another acceptable form.

New York S02053 amends environmental and public lands laws to regulate salt mining beneath lakes, requiring permits, environmental quality reviews.

New York S02053 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 resulting from salt mining activities beneath a lake, including collapse or water contamination. It also mandates that the Department of Environmental Conservation determine the amount and terms of this financial security, which must be in the form of a bond or another acceptable form.