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Hazardous Waste
Resolutions supporting State Senate Bill S4616 ad Assembly Bill A7013 to amend the DEC Law in relation to the uniform treatment of waste: Town of Ulysses, Town of Danby, Town of Caroline


Roads
Excavation and Construction in Municipal Roadways and Highway Rights-of-Way – Town of Caroline
Road Preservation (Driveway permit) Law- Town of Berkshire
Road Preservation Law  Town of Cobleskill
Road Construction Law – Town of Danby
Road Use Agreements: Yates County, Steuben County, Town of Candor, Town of Owego

• Law requiring permit for use of roads by vehicles with a weight in excess of the limitations in Section 385 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the NYS – Town of Virgil
• Law Revising Provisions Related to Excavation and Construction in Municipal Roadways and Highway Rights-of-Way (Town of Ithaca)

Water Protection
Aquifer Protection Law – Town of Virgil
Water Sale Agreement –  Town of Ulysses

State and Federal Communications
Resolution adopted by the Tompkins County Legislature entitled "Opposing Drilling for Natural Gas on State Forest Lands"
Resolution adopted by Danby Town Board - Comments on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Draft Strategic Plan for State Forest Management
In Support of Assembly Bill A.10633 - Amending State Environmental Conservation Law to Allow Local Governments to Enact or Enforce Certain Laws and Ordinances (land use regs) – Town of Caroline
Resolution supporting a moratorium  on gas drilling until EPA study is complete – Tompkins County

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