Assembly Actions -
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Jun 05, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 15, 2013 |
committee discharged and committed to consumer protection |
Apr 18, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4685
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S4685 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A145
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §765, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A6354
2013-S4685 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4685 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to increasing the penalties for failure to comply with provisions relating to the protection of underground facilities law PURPOSE: This bill would amend the general business law by increasing the civil penalty subjected to an excavator or operator in relation to underground facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 765 of the general business law to increase the penalties for failing to comply with provisions relating to the protection of underground facilities. JUSTIFICATION: This bill increases civil fines against excavators and operators who violate their duties to the public when they excavate a site for pipelines and other underground facilities. Currently, Section 765 of the general business law only subjects an excavator or an operator to a civil penalty of $1,000 for the first violation and $7500 for each succeeding violation. This bill would increase the fines to $5,000 and $15,000 respectively. Increasing the fines would act as a deterrent for all contractors and excavators to use the utmost caution when drilling or maintaining underground facilities and thereby protect the public. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A.6354 of 2011-2012
2013-S4685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4685 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to increasing the penalties for failure to comply with provisions relating to the protection of underground facilities law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 765 of the general business law, as amended by section 6 of part X of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: a. Failure to comply with any provision of this article shall subject an excavator or an operator to a civil penalty of up to [two] FIVE thou- sand [five hundred] dollars for the first violation and up to an addi- tional [ten] FIFTEEN thousand dollars for each succeeding violation that occurs within a twelve month period. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00133-02-3
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