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Assembly Bill A2723

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Regulates hazardous substance storage facilities

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2011-A2723 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง40-0105 & 40-0109, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3435
2013-2014: A3077
2015-2016: A4570

2011-A2723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person storing a hazardous substance shall furnish the department of environmental conservation with information on the storage facility, repairs or replacements, hazardous substances stored, storage and handling practices, or results of tests, monitoring and inspections.

2011-A2723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2723

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, COLTON -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  hazardous substance storage facilities

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 10 of  section  40-0105  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 334 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  10. "Storage facility"  or  "facility"  means  a  single  property  or
contiguous  or  adjacent  properties used for a common purpose which are
owned or operated by the same person on or in which are located  one  or
more  NON-STATIONARY  tanks,  BARRELS,  DRUMS,  OR OTHER HOLDING VESSELS
which are used for the storage or containment of hazardous substances.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 40-0109 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 672 of the laws of 1986, is amended to
read as follows:
  2. Any person storing a hazardous substance [may be required to] SHALL
furnish the department with information on the storage facility, repairs
or replacements, hazardous substances stored, storage and handling prac-
tices, or results of tests, monitoring and inspections.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD06565-01-1

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