The following actions are exempt from the Town
of Binghamton Environmental Quality Review Law, provided that all
requirements contained herein have met with compliance.
A. Actions involving federal participation. Where there has duly been prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 both a draft environmental impact statement and a final environmental impact statement for an action under consideration, there shall be no obligation to prepare an environmental impact statement or make findings under this chapter with respect to the action as long as the environmental impact statements either contain or are supplemented by items concerning growth-inducing aspects and energy use and conservation as described in §
119-17D(7) and
(8) of this chapter.
B. Actions exempt pursuant to other regulations. The
following actions are exempt from the Town of Binghamton Environmental
Quality Review Law pursuant to Part 617.5 of New York Code of Rules
and Regulations (NYCRR):
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(1) Enforcement or criminal proceedings or exercise of
prosecutorial discretion in determining whether or not to institute
such proceedings.
(3) Maintenance or repair involving no substantial changes
in an existing structure or facility.
(4) Actions requiring a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need under Article
VII of the New York Public Service Law and consideration, grant or denial of any such certificate.
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(5) Actions undertaken or approved prior to June 1, 1977,
for local agencies and September 1, 1977, for applicants. An action
shall be deemed to be undertaken or approved prior to the respective
above dates if, in the case of construction activities, a contract
for substantial construction activities has been entered into or if
a continuous program of on-site construction or modification has been
engaged in.
(6) Actions which are immediately necessary on a limited
emergency basis for the protection or preservation of life, health,
property or natural resources.
(7) Actions of the Legislature of the State of New York
or of any court of law.
C. Type II actions. Type II actions, as listed in Article
XI, are exempt from this chapter.