S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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674
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, ADAMS, ADDABBO, BALL, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI,
DILAN, ESPAILLAT, GIANARIS, GRISANTI, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KENNEDY,
KLEIN, KRUEGER, MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA,
SAMPSON, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVISKY, VALESKY -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
uniform treatment of waste
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. UNIFORM TREATMENT OF WASTE. ALL WASTE RESULTING FROM THE EXPLORA-
TION, DEVELOPMENT, EXTRACTION OR PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL OR NATURAL GAS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DRILLING FLUIDS AND PRODUCED WATERS, SHALL
BE CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS WASTE UNDER THE LAW OF THIS STATE AND SUBJECT TO
ALL PERTINENT GENERATION, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND
DISPOSAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, IF SUCH WASTE MEETS THE DEFINITION OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 27-0901 OF
THIS CHAPTER. WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE ALL NECESSARY CHANGES TO BRING ITS REGU-
LATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
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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