Assembly Bill A217

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to regulating the purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal

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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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2017-A217 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §69-h to be §69-i, add §69-h, amd §69-i, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9453
2015-2016: A3265

2017-A217 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to regulating the purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal.

2017-A217 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    217
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. LUPARDO, PEOPLES-STOKES, MOSLEY -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of  A.  ABBATE,  COOK,  CROUCH,  GALEF,  GLICK,  MAGEE,
   RIVERA,  SKARTADOS  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on
   Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to regulating  the
   purchase and sale of railroad materials as scrap metal
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 69-h of the  general  business  law  is  renumbered
 section 69-i and a new section 69-h is added to read as follows:
   §  69-H.  PROHIBITION  ON  SALE  AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN ITEMS BEARING
 RAILROAD MARKINGS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE  OR  REGU-
 LATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR SCRAP PROCESSORS TO
 SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR PURCHASE AS SCRAP, ANY MATERIALS BEARING  RAIL-
 ROAD  MARKINGS,  INCLUDING  RAILROAD POWER AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT, ROAD OR
 RAIL CROSSING SIGNALS, RAILROAD TRACK, RAILROAD SWITCH COMPONENTS, RAIL-
 ROAD SPIKES, ANGLE/JOINT BAR AS USED IN THE JOINTING OF RAILROAD  TRACK,
 RAILROAD ANCHORS, AND/OR RAILROAD TIE PLATES OR BOLTS USED IN CONSTRUCT-
 ING  A RAILROAD, UNLESS SUCH MATERIALS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE BY A COMMER-
 CIAL ENTERPRISE.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 69-i of the  general  business  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  431 of the laws of 1976 and as renumbered by section
 one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Each violation of this article by a  scrap  processor  shall  be  a
 violation  subject to a fine of not more than [two hundred dollars] FIVE
 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FIRST OFFENSE, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR  A  SECOND
 OFFENSE,  AND  TWO  THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A THIRD AND EACH
 SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, unless such violation  shall  be  wilful,  in  which
 event  it  shall  be  a misdemeanor except, however, the scrap processor
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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