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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Feb 17, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4560
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 32nd Senate District
2017-S4560 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2029
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Navigation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §174-c, Nav L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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A7986
2017-S4560 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4560 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to notice of crude oil shipments to major facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To require the owner or operator of a major facility to provide notice of crude oil shipments by railroad to major facilities SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: amends the navigation law and adds a new section 174-c Section 2: effective date JUSTIFICATION : The Crude Oil Shipment Reporting bill is in response to recent accidents resulting in substantial financial and personal losses to both public and private entities due to injuries, loss of life, damages and clean up costs, all as a result of explosions and would require advance notification to first responders and officials that hazardous crude oil was being transported through the affected region
2017-S4560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4560 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to notice of crude oil shipments to major facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 174-c to read as follows: § 174-C. NOTICE OF CRUDE OIL SHIPMENTS TO MAJOR FACILITIES. 1. A MAJOR FACILITY THAT RECEIVES CRUDE OIL FROM A RAILROAD CAR MUST PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE TO THE COMMISSIONER AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. THE ADVANCE NOTICE MUST, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE ROUTE TO BE TAKEN TO THE FACILITY WITHIN THE STATE, IF KNOWN, AND THE SCHEDULED TIME, LOCATION, VOLUME, REGION PER BILL OF LADING, AND GRAVITY AS MEASURED BY STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, OF CRUDE OIL RECEIVED. EACH WEEK, A FACILITY THAT PROVIDES ADVANCE NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION MUST PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCHEDULED ARRIVAL OF RAILROAD CARS CARRYING CRUDE OIL TO BE RECEIVED BY THE FACILITY IN THE SUCCEEDING SEVEN-DAY PERIOD IN A MANNER SPECIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT. A MAJOR FACILITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADVANCE NOTICE WHEN THERE IS NO RECEIPT OF CRUDE OIL FROM A RAILROAD CAR SCHEDULED FOR A SEVEN-DAY PERIOD. 2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SHARE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A MAJOR FACIL- ITY WITH THE STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND SHALL PROVIDE INFOR- MATION TO ANY MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCY UPON REQUEST. 3. THE COMMISSIONER MUST POST INFORMATION COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION ON A QUARTERLY BASIS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNET WEB SITE PROVIDED THAT THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER MAY BE AGGREGATED ON A STATEWIDE BASIS BY ROUTE THROUGH THE STATE, BY WEEK, AND BY TYPE OF CRUDE OIL. THE REPORT MAY ALSO INCLUDE OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PLACE OF ORIGIN, MODES OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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