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Assembly Bill A6487

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to inter-governmental pollution control compacts

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2013-A6487 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21 Title 18 ยง21-1801, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A3393

2013-A6487 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to inter-governmental pollution control compacts.

2013-A6487 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6487

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 4, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  inter-governmental pollution control compacts

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

  Section 1. Article 21 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 18 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 18
              INTER-GOVERNMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMPACTS
SECTION 21-1801. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMPACTS.
  S 21-1801. INTER-GOVERNMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMPACTS. 1. THE STATE
SHALL  NOT ENTER INTO ANY COMPACT, PROGRAM, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING,
OR OTHER LEGAL AGREEMENT WHICH ADDRESSES POLLUTION CONTROL OF ANY  KIND,
WITH  ANY  OTHER  GOVERNMENT,  DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN, UNLESS SUCH COMPACT,
PROGRAM, MEMORANDUM  OF  UNDERSTANDING,  OR  OTHER  LEGAL  AGREEMENT  IS
ENACTED  THROUGH  THE  PASSAGE  OF ENABLING LEGISLATION. ANY RETROACTIVE
COMPACT, PROGRAM, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, OR OTHER LEGAL  AGREEMENT
WHICH ADDRESSES POLLUTION CONTROL OF ANY KIND THAT IS ENTERED INTO SOLE-
LY  THROUGH  EXECUTIVE REGULATORY ACTION SHALL BE NULLIFIED IN ADHERENCE
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,  UNLESS  OTHERWISE  APPROVED  BY  THE
LEGISLATURE.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  IDENTIFY  ALL INTER-GOVERNMENTAL POLLUTION
CONTROL COMPACTS WHICH WERE ENTERED INTO  WITHOUT  LEGISLATIVE  APPROVAL
AND  PROVIDE  THE  LEGISLATURE  WITH  A  LIST OF SUCH INTER-GOVERNMENTAL
POLLUTION CONTROL COMPACTS NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS  FROM
THE TIME THIS ACT SHALL HAVE BECOME LAW.
  3.  FAILURE TO APPROVE AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL COMPACT
BY VOTE OF THE LEGISLATURE WITHIN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS  OF  THE
RECEIPT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LIST SHALL RESULT IN SUCH COMPACT'S NULLIFI-
CATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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