Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 31, 2012 |
print number 8192a |
May 31, 2012 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 06, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A8192
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMMINGER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
2011-A8192 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Navigation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§176, 180, 181, & 183, Nav L
2011-A8192 - Summary
Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites; provides that a discharger may present evidence as to third party responsibility for petroleum discharge; provides for apportionment of liability; provides that parties willing to remediate such discharge shall be entitled to liability limitation.
2011-A8192 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8192 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate petroleum contaminated sites THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 176 of the navi- gation law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) Upon the occurrence of a discharge of petroleum, the department shall respond promptly and proceed to cleanup and remove the discharge in accordance with environmental priorities or may, at its discretion, direct the discharger to promptly cleanup and remove the discharge. IF A PERSON THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS A DISCHARGER, AND THUS DIRECTS TO CLEANUP AND REMOVE THE DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION PRESENTS THE DEPART- MENT WITH EVIDENCE THAT A THIRD PARTY IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE AND REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE EVIDENCE ESTABLISHES THE THIRD PARTY IS IN FACT SOLELY RESPONSIBLE, THE DEPART- MENT SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST, DETERMINE IN WRITING EITHER THAT THE THIRD PARTY: (I) SHALL BE DEEMED A DISCHARGER BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL BE DIRECTED TO UNDERTAKE THE CLEANUP AND REMOVAL OF THE DISCHARGE; OR (II) WILL NOT BE DEEMED A DISCHARGER BY THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED DOES NOT ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THIRD PARTY BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. The department shall be responsible for cleanup and removal or as the case may be, for retaining agents and contractors who shall operate under the direction of that department for such purposes. Implementation of cleanup and removal procedures after each discharge shall be conducted in accordance with environmental priorities and procedures established by the department. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11700-03-1
2011-A8192A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Navigation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§176, 180, 181, & 183, Nav L
2011-A8192A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate such sites; provides that a discharger may present evidence as to third party responsibility for petroleum discharge; provides for apportionment of liability; provides that parties willing to remediate such discharge shall be entitled to liability limitation.
2011-A8192A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8192--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to responsible parties for petroleum contaminated sites and incentives to parties who are willing to remediate petroleum contaminated sites THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 176 of the navi- gation law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (a) Upon the occurrence of a discharge of petroleum, the department shall respond promptly and proceed to cleanup and remove the discharge in accordance with environmental priorities or may, at its discretion, direct the discharger to promptly cleanup and remove the discharge. IF A PERSON THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS A DISCHARGER, AND THUS DIRECTS TO CLEANUP AND REMOVE THE DISCHARGE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION PRESENTS THE DEPART- MENT WITH EVIDENCE THAT A THIRD PARTY IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCHARGE AND REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE EVIDENCE ESTABLISHES THE THIRD PARTY IS IN FACT SOLELY RESPONSIBLE, THE DEPART- MENT SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST, DETERMINE IN WRITING EITHER THAT THE THIRD PARTY: (I) SHALL BE DEEMED A DISCHARGER BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL BE DIRECTED TO UNDERTAKE THE CLEANUP AND REMOVAL OF THE DISCHARGE; OR (II) WILL NOT BE DEEMED A DISCHARGER BY THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE INFORMATION PRESENTED DOES NOT ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THIRD PARTY BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE. IF THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES THAT THE PERSON THE DEPARTMENT INITIALLY DEEMS A DISCHARGER AND THE THIRD PARTY ARE BOTH DISCHARGERS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH REQUEST, ADVISE EACH OF THE PARTIES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11700-05-2
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