Assembly Bill A2963

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the transloading of certain wastes at facilities in Richmond county

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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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2015-A2963 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0309, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5184
2011-2012: A4507
2013-2014: A3573
2017-2018: A7031

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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