Assembly Bill A4031

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes a study of animal life in the vicinity of the Dewey Loeffel Hazardous Waste Site

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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-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2752
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §49-0103, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7719, S4209
2011-2012: A4491, S2500
2015-2016: A4646
2017-2018: A1836

2013-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a study of animals life in the vicinity of the Dewey Loeffel Hazardous Waste Site.

2013-A4031 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4031

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  authorizing  a study of animal life in the vicinity of the Dewey Loef-
  fel Hazardous Waste Site

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

  Section  1.  Section  49-0103 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7. SUPERVISE AND/OR CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE MARINE LIFE, AMPHIBIANS AND
MAMMALS INHABITING THE AREA KNOWN AS THE DEWEY LOEFFEL  HAZARDOUS  WASTE
SITE AND THE ENVIRONS OF NASSAU LAKE, RENSSELAER COUNTY, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENCE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES INCLUDING BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO  POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND VOLATILE ORGANIC CONTAM-
INANTS IN SUCH WILDLIFE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL,  ON  OR  BEFORE  FEBRUARY
FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN, PREPARE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
LEGISLATURE OUTLINING THE SPECIFIC FINDINGS OF SUCH STUDY AND  ASSESSING
THE  VIABILITY  OF IMPLEMENTATION OF A SIMILAR STUDY WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03973-01-3

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