assembly Bill A611

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 25, 2012 referred to environmental conservation
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Jan 04, 2012 ordered to third reading cal.34
returned to assembly
died in senate
May 02, 2011 referred to environmental conservation
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Mar 17, 2011 advanced to third reading cal.127
Mar 15, 2011 reported
Jan 05, 2011 referred to environmental conservation

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A611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2703
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3-0308, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8489, S1330
2013-2014: A3729, S931
2015-2016: A3382, S959
2017-2018: A1862, S3199
2019-2020: A1779, S181

A611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Identifies the criteria the commissioner of environmental conservation should consider in publishing a list of high local environmental impact zones; these are areas most adversely affected by existing environmental hazards.

A611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   611

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to high
  local environmental impact communities

  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 3-0308 to read as follows:
S 3-0308. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ZONES.
  1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH A BIENNIAL LIST OF "HIGH LOCAL ENVI-
RONMENTAL IMPACT ZONES", WHICH SHALL IDENTIFY THOSE AREAS OF  THE  STATE
WHICH  ARE  MOST  ADVERSELY  AFFECTED BY EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS.
SUCH LIST SHALL IDENTIFY HIGH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL  IMPACT  ZONES  IN  AS
SPECIFIC  DETAIL  AS  IS  PRACTICABLE,  AND SHALL IDENTIFY SUCH ZONES BY
CENSUS TRACT, CENSUS BLOCK GROUP OR NINE DIGIT ZIP CODE  TO  THE  EXTENT
POSSIBLE,  AND  SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE ZONES EXISTING IN WHOLE OR IN
PART IN NO FEWER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE FIVE-DIGIT ZIP  CODES  IN  THE
STATE.  IN  COMPILING  SUCH  LIST, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSIDER, AT A
MINIMUM, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, AS WELL  AS  ANY  OTHER  FACTORS
THAT  THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT TO A DETERMINATION OF THE RELATIVE
ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES:
  A. THE QUANTITIES OF TOXIC  CHEMICALS  RELEASED  WITHIN  THE  AREA  AS
REPORTED IN THE TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY COMPILED PURSUANT TO THE FEDER-
AL  EMERGENCY  PLANNING  AND  COMMUNITY  RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT (42 U.S.C. SS
11001 ET SEQ.);
  B. THE QUANTITIES OF EMISSIONS, DISCHARGES AND STORED WASTE AUTHORIZED
AT FACILITIES LOCATED IN THE AREA BY PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLES
17, 19, 27, 29 AND 40 OF THIS CHAPTER;

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