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Assembly Bill A5184

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the transloading of certain wastes at facilities in Richmond county

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2009-A5184 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S476
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0309, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4507
2013-2014: A3573
2015-2016: A2963
2017-2018: A7031

2009-A5184 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the transloading of municipal solid waste, toxic waste or hazardous wastes at facilities in Richmond county unless such waste originates in such county except after an environmental impact study and a public hearing or unless such waste is received in an unopened container which is subsequently shipped out of such county.

2009-A5184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5184

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, TOBACCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  HYER-SPENCER  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  transloading  of  certain waste at facilities in Richmond
  county

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 27-0309 to read as follows:
S 27-0309. PROHIBITIONS ON  SOLID  WASTE,  TOXIC  WASTES  AND  HAZARDOUS
             WASTES; RICHMOND COUNTY.
  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE CITY  OF  NEW
YORK  NOR  ANYONE  AFFILIATED WITH SUCH CITY, SHALL ENGAGE IN THE TRANS-
LOADING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES OR HAZARDOUS  WASTES  AT
ANY  FACILITY  IN RICHMOND COUNTY, UNLESS SUCH WASTES ORIGINATE IN RICH-
MOND COUNTY.
  2. THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR OTHER AUTHORIZED ENTITY MAY ENGAGE  IN  THE
TRANSLOADING  OF  MUNICIPAL  SOLID  WASTES,  TOXIC  WASTES AND HAZARDOUS
WASTES ONLY AFTER AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY IS CONDUCTED IN  ACCORD-
ANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER. A PUBLIC
HEARING  SHALL  BE  HELD  NOT  LATER  THAN  THIRTY  DAYS  FOLLOWING  THE
COMPLETION OF SUCH STUDY.
  3.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC
WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES WHICH ARE RECEIVED AT A FACILITY IN  RICHMOND
COUNTY  IN  A  CONTAINER  WHICH  IS SUBSEQUENTLY SHIPPED OUT OF RICHMOND
COUNTY WITHOUT THE CONTAINER HAVING BEEN OPENED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02998-01-9

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