Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 12, 2016 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S7818
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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-S7818 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3599
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §309, Gen Bus L
2015-S7818 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7818 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to oil delivery PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Provides for the marking with unique identification numbers or bar codes of pipes and tanks used for the storage and delivery of home heating oil JUSTIFICATION : This legislation would prevent oil from being delivered to homes that no longer use oil, but still have an oil intake valve on their property, which was previously used for oil deliveries. Oil companies have incorrectly pumped oil into this intake pipe only to fill basements with hundreds of gallons of fuel oil. Oil spills of this nature pollute the environment; poison the land, water and vegetation encompassed by these mistaken acts. Families are forced to move from their homes due to toxic fumes. Homes have been severally damaged by trying to clean up these messes, such as weakened foundations while removing tainted soil around the homes which also cracked walls of these homes, holes dug to remove oil filled with ground water which caused unsafe and dangerous environments for children and pets, oozing
2015-S7818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7818 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to oil delivery THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 309 to read as follows: S 309. OIL DELIVERY. 1. EVERY PIPE AND TANK USED FOR THE STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF HOME HEATING OIL SHALL BE MARKED WITH A UNIQUE IDENTIFICA- TION NUMBER OR BAR CODE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRON- MENTAL CONSERVATION. 2. SUCH NUMBER OR BAR CODE SHALL SERVE AS AN IDENTIFIER FOR HOME DELIVERY COMPANIES TO ENSURE THAT SUCH COMPANIES ARE DELIVERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF HOME HEATING OIL AND TO THE CORRECT HOME. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION MAY PROMULGATE ANY OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to all pipes and tanks newly installed or replaced on or after the effec- tive date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03463-01-5
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