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Assembly Bill A557

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits radioactive material from being stored within 1500 feet of school grounds

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2015-A557 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0111, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9239
2013-2014: A1650
2017-2018: A2066
2019-2020: A1773

2015-A557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits radioactive material from being stored within 1500 feet of school grounds.

2015-A557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   557

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  storage of radioactive materials in proximity to school grounds

  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 27-0111 to read as follows:
S 27-0111. STORAGE  OF  RADIOACTIVE  MATERIALS  IN  PROXIMITY  TO SCHOOL
             GROUNDS.
  1. DEFINITIONS.
  A. "STORAGE" MEANS THE HOLDING OF WASTE FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD, AT THE
END OF WHICH THE WASTE IS PROCESSED, RECOVERED, DISPOSED OF,  OR  STORED
ELSEWHERE.
  B.  "RADIOACTIVE  MATERIAL"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IT DOES IN
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
  C. "SCHOOL GROUNDS" MEANS ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  AND  SURROUNDING
GROUNDS  WITHIN  THE  LEGALLY  DEFINED  BOUNDARIES, AS DETERMINED BY THE
APPROPRIATE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, OF A  PUBLIC,  PRIVATE  OR  PAROCHIAL
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
  2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE STORAGE
OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED WITHIN ONE THOUSAND  FIVE
HUNDRED  FEET  OF  ANY  SCHOOL  GROUNDS, EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE
LEGAL STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE  MATERIAL  IS  CONDUCTED  IN  THE  ORDINARY
COURSE  OF  BUSINESS  BY  A  PROFESSIONAL  PRACTICE, A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
HOSPITAL  OR  OUTPATIENT  HEALTHCARE  FACILITY,  A  PUBLIC  OR   PRIVATE
POST-SECONDARY  INSTITUTION;  OR  AN ENTITY WITH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF
CONDUCTING MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01812-01-5

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