Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 16, 2010 |
tabled |
Aug 13, 2010 |
vetoed memo.6747 |
Aug 03, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1009 substituted for s5689 |
Jun 16, 2010 |
substituted by a3419 ordered to third reading cal.1009 |
Jun 15, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 02, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 28, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5689
Vetoed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3419 - Vetoed by Governor
- 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S5689 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5689 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5689 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to encourage State agencies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would amend the Environmental Conservation Law relating to the annual requirement that State agencies conduct an annual environmental audit by requiring that such audits include a calculation of the amount of greenhouse gas emitted as a result of such agencies' operations. Each agency would be required to describe actual emissions, steps taken to reduce emissions and potential further actions to reduce emissions. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S5689 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5689 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMPSON -- 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 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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