W. VIL. COMM. v. ZAGATA


242 A.D.2d 91 (1998)

669 N.Y.S.2d 674

In the Matter of West Village Committee, Inc., et al., Respondents-Appellants, v. Michael D. Zagata, as Commissioner of The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, et al., Appellants-Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 19, 1998


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, Albany (James M. Tierney of counsel), for appellants-respondents.

John W. Caffry, Glens Falls, for respondents-appellants.

CARDONA, P. J., MERCURE, SPAIN and CARPINELLO, JJ., concur.


WHITE, J.

In 1975, the Legislature enacted the State Environmental Quality Review Act (ECL art 8 [hereinafter SEQRA]), making environmental protection the mandate of every State and local agency (ECL 8-0103). At the heart of the SEQRA process is the environmental impact statement (hereinafter EIS) which must be prepared for any action that "may have a significant effect...

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