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Senate Bill S7595

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to reimbursement to municipal corporations for costs associated with the release or threatened release of any putrescible or non-putrescible waste

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2009-S7595 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10820
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0709, En Con L

2009-S7595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reimbursement to municipal corporations for costs associated with the release or threatened release of any putrescible or non-putrescible waste by any person engaged in the transportation of such waste by rail.

2009-S7595 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7595

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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
  reimbursement  to municipal corporations for costs associated with the
  release or threatened release of any  putrescible  or  non-putrescible
  waste  by  any  person  engaged in the transportation of such waste by
  rail

  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 27-0709 to read as follows:
S 27-0709. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CLEANUP RESPONSE.
  1. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL BE ENTITLED  TO  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESPONSE TO ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE RELEASE
OR  THREATENED RELEASE OF ANY PUTRESCIBLE WASTE OR NON-PUTRESCIBLE WASTE
BY ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF SUCH WASTE BY RAIL.
  2. "COSTS" AS USED IN THIS SECTION, INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT  LIMITED  TO
ANY COSTS:
  (A)  INCURRED DURING THE CLEANUP OF ANY UNLAWFUL DISPOSAL OF PUTRESCI-
BLE OR NON-PUTRESCIBLE WASTE;
  (B) EXPENDED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE OR INCURRED BY  EMERGENCY  RESPON-
DERS; AND
  (C) THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16951-01-0

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