Assembly Bill A4959

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Extends the moratorium on the issuance of environmental safety certificates for facilities and routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas

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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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2019-A4959 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3855
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:
Amd §6, Chap 395 of 1978
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7082, S5470
2021-2022: A6910, S6173
2023-2024: A6569, S4827
2025-2026: A6317, S5685

2019-A4959 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas.

2019-A4959 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4959
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUSICK, MALLIOTAKIS, COLTON -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 395 of the laws of 1978, relating to moratoriums
   on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting
   of facilities and certification of routes for  the  transportation  of
   liquefied  natural  or  petroleum  gas,  in  relation to extending the
   effectiveness of the provisions of such chapter
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 6 of chapter 395 of the laws of 1978, relating to
 moratoriums on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety  for
 the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transporta-
 tion of liquefied natural or petroleum gas, as amended by chapter 188 of
 the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  This act shall take effect immediately and remain in full force
 and effect only to and including April 1, 1999  provided,  however  that
 the  provisions  of  this  act  shall remain in full force and effect in
 cities with a population of one million or more until  April  1,  [2019]
 2021.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09415-01-9

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