Assembly Bill A7634

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of used heating oil; provides for civil and criminal penalties

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7634 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§23-2308 & 71-2201, add §71-2203, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4449
2017-2018: A6616, A9754
2019-2020: A3447
2021-2022: A4311
2023-2024: A4603

2013-A7634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of used heating oil; provides for civil and criminal penalties.

2013-A7634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7634

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 29, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the sale of heating oil containing waste oil

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

  Section  1.  Section 23-2308 of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 118 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 23-2308. Prohibited disposal OR SALE of used oil.
  1.  No  person  shall  engage in the improper disposal OR SALE of used
oil. Used oil shall only be deposited in an available used oil retention
facility or disposed of as otherwise  authorized  or  permitted  by  the
commissioner.
  The  provisions of this section shall not apply to the use of used oil
for maintenance or lubrication of agricultural equipment.
  2. No person shall sell or offer for sale a used oil disposal  kit  or
product  which  is comprised of absorbent material into which the lubri-
cating oil from a vehicle is drained when performing an oil  change  and
which  is  intended for disposal into the solid waste stream rather than
for reuse or recycling.
  S 2.  Section 71-2201 of the environmental conservation law, as  added
by  chapter  740 of the laws of 1978, the opening paragraph and subdivi-
sion 1 as amended and subdivision 3 as added by chapter 901 of the  laws
of  1983  and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 294 of the laws of 1991,
is amended and a new section 71-2203 is added to read as follows:
S 71-2201. [Enforcement of title 23 of article 23 of this chapter.
  Administrative and civil sanctions.] VIOLATIONS, CIVIL LIABILITY.
  1. Any person who violates any of the provisions of, or who  fails  to
perform  any  duty  imposed by title 23 of article 23 except the duty to
accept used oil pursuant to section 23-2307 [or any  person  subject  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10721-01-3
              

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