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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  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 03, 2019 signed chap.48
Jun 28, 2019 delivered to governor
Mar 27, 2019 returned to assembly
passed senate
3rd reading cal.348
substituted for s3855
Mar 26, 2019 referred to environmental conservation
delivered to senate
passed assembly
Mar 14, 2019 advanced to third reading cal.142
Mar 12, 2019 reported
Feb 06, 2019 referred to environmental conservation

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Mar 27, 2019 - floor Vote

A4959
58
3
floor
58
Aye
3
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 27, 2019

aye (58)
nay (3)
excused (1)

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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 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A7082, S5470

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.

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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