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Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4967
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2009-S4967 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 27 §27-2705, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S183
2009-S4967 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4967 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the disposal of drugs by incineration PURPOSE : To permit counties, towns, cities and villages (municipalities) to dispose of drugs by incineration without first obtaining a variance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Title 27 of Article 27 of the environmental conservation law as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2008 to create a new section 27-2705. Section 27-2706 allows any county, town, city or village in the state to apply to the department for a permit to incinerate unused, unwanted or expired drugs at facilities owned and maintained. by such municipalities with the manner and form to be determined by the department. It will allow the municipality to get a permit without also requiring a variance from the department. The department as part of the application process will take sufficient steps to make sufficient inspections of the incineration facilities for which such permit is sought in order to ensure that the disposal of drugs by incineration will comply with all environmental and health requirements associated with incineration. JUSTIFICATION :In order to address the emerging environmental and
2009-S4967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4967 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the disposal of drugs by incineration THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 27 of article 27 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 625 of the laws of 2008, is amended by adding a new section 27-2705 to read as follows: S 27-2705. DISPOSAL OF DRUGS BY INCINERATION. ANY COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE IN THIS STATE MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PERMIT TO INCINERATE UNUSED, UNWANTED OR EXPIRED DRUGS AT FACILITIES OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY SUCH COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE. SUCH APPLICATION FOR SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PERMIT, WHEN ISSUED, SHALL PERMIT SUCH COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE TO DISPOSE OF DRUGS BY INCIN- ERATION WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A VARIANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TAKE SUFFICIENT STEPS AND MAKE SUFFICIENT INSPECTIONS OF THE INCINERATION FACILITIES FOR WHICH SUCH PERMIT IS SOUGHT IN ORDER TO INSURE THAT THE DISPOSAL OF DRUGS BY INCINERATION SHALL BE HAD IN A MANNER TO COMPLY WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH INCINERATION. S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11616-01-9
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