Assembly Bill A3419

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies to report on greenhouse gas emissions as a result of their operations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A3419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5689
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3-0311, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3372

2009-A3419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies to report on greenhouse gas emissions as a result of their operations.

2009-A3419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3419

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SWEENEY, KAVANAGH, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. PHEFFER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring state agencies to report on greenhouse gas  emissions  as  a
  result of their operations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 3-0311 of
the environmental conservation law, as amended by  chapter  741  of  the
laws  of  1991,  is  amended  and  a new paragraph d is added to read as
follows:
  Each state agency as defined in subdivision five of this section shall
annually audit the environmental problems created by its  operations  or
the  operations  of  contractors it has hired and over whom it has exer-
cised or is required to exercise direct oversight, acting in fulfillment
of their contracts. Such audit shall identify the extent to which  these
operations  are  in  violation  of  this chapter, or regulations adopted
thereunder. IN ADDITION, EACH SUCH  STATE  AGENCY  SHALL  CALCULATE  THE
AMOUNT  OF  GREENHOUSE GAS EMITTED AS A RESULT OF THEIR OPERATIONS. Each
such state agency shall submit a report to the department on  or  before
April first of each year. The report shall:
  D.  DESCRIBE  THE  GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AS A RESULT OF THEIR OPER-
ATIONS, STEPS TAKEN TO  REDUCE  SUCH  EMISSIONS,  AND  POSSIBLE  FURTHER
ACTIONS TO REDUCE SUCH EMISSIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02978-01-9

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