Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 20, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A2963
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITONE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A2963 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A2963 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the transloading of municipal solid waste, toxic waste or hazardous wastes at facilities in Richmond county unless such waste originates in such county except after an environmental impact study and a public hearing or unless such waste is received in an unopened container which is subsequently shipped out of such county.
2015-A2963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2963 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting transloading of certain waste at facilities in Richmond county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-0309 to read as follows: S 27-0309. PROHIBITIONS ON SOLID WASTE, TOXIC WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES; RICHMOND COUNTY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE CITY OF NEW YORK NOR ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH SUCH CITY, SHALL ENGAGE IN THE TRANS- LOADING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES AT ANY FACILITY IN THE COUNTY OF RICHMOND, UNLESS SUCH WASTES ORIGINATE IN RICHMOND COUNTY. 2. THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR OTHER AUTHORIZED ENTITY MAY ENGAGE IN THE TRANSLOADING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES ONLY AFTER AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER. A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF SUCH STUDY. 3. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES WHICH ARE RECEIVED AT A FACILITY IN THE COUN- TY OF RICHMOND IN A CONTAINER WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY SHIPPED OUT OF SUCH COUNTY WITHOUT THE CONTAINER HAVING BEEN OPENED. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03623-01-5
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