S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8970
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 4, 2014
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the state administrative procedure act, in relation to
the filing of objections to agency rules by the administrative regu-
lations review commission
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 202 of the state administrative procedure act is
amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. OBJECTION. IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS REVIEW COMMISSION
FINDS OBJECTION TO ALL OR A PORTION OF A PROPOSED OR ADOPTED RULE
BECAUSE THAT RULE IS DEEMED TO BE UNREASONABLE, ARBITRARY, CAPRICIOUS,
OR OTHERWISE BEYOND THE AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO THE AGENCY, THE COMMIS-
SION MAY, IN WRITING, NOTIFY THE AGENCY OF THE OBJECTION. THE COMMISSION
SHALL ALSO FILE A CERTIFIED COPY OF SUCH AN OBJECTION WITH THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND A NOTICE TO THE
EFFECT THAT AN OBJECTION HAS BEEN FILED SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT
ISSUE OF THE NEW YORK STATE REGISTER AND IN THE NEW YORK STATE CODE,
RULES AND REGULATIONS WHEN THE RULE IS PRINTED IN IT. THE BURDEN OF
PROOF SHALL THEN BE ON THE AGENCY IN ANY PROCEEDING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
OR FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULE HEARD SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING TO ESTAB-
LISH THAT THE RULE OR PORTION OF THE RULE TIMELY OBJECTED TO ACCORDING
TO THE ABOVE PROCEDURE IS NOT UNREASONABLE, ARBITRARY, CAPRICIOUS, OR
OTHERWISE BEYOND THE AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO IT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10051-03-4