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Assembly Bill A5834

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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2017-A5834 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Add §4-a, Chap 631 of 1947
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7297
2011-2012: A5782
2013-2014: A4442
2015-2016: A6159, A10332
2019-2020: A6510

2017-A5834 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the transloading of municipal solid waste, toxic waste or hazardous waste at facilities in Richmond county unless such waste originates in such county except after an environmental impact study and a public hearing.

2017-A5834 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5834
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CASTORINA  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 631 of the laws of 1947, facilitating the devel-
   opment by the Port of New  York  Authority  of  marine  terminals,  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. Chapter 631 of the laws of 1947 facilitating  the  develop-
 ment by the Port of New York Authority of marine terminals is amended by
 adding a new section 4-a to read as follows:
   § 4-A. PROHIBITIONS ON SOLID WASTE, TOXIC WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES;
 RICHMOND  COUNTY.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND
 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE  PORT
 AUTHORITY  NOR  ANY  OF ITS AFFILIATED OR SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS, SHALL
 ENGAGE IN THE TRANSLOADING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES,  TOXIC  WASTES  OR
 HAZARDOUS  WASTES AT ANY FACILITY IN RICHMOND COUNTY, UNLESS SUCH WASTES
 ORIGINATE IN RICHMOND COUNTY.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND EXCEPT AS  PROVIDED
 IN  SUBDIVISION  (C)  OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE CITY OF NEW  YORK NOR
 ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH SUCH CITY, SHALL ENGAGE IN  THE  TRANSLOADING  OF
 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES AT ANY FACILITY
 IN RICHMOND COUNTY, UNLESS SUCH WASTES ORIGINATE IN RICHMOND COUNTY.
   (C)  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY  OR  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK 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 8 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
 LAW. A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING
 THE COMPLETION OF SUCH STUDY.
   §  2.    This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
 state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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