senate Bill S5518B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to declaring a climate emergency and placing a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to environmental conservation
Jun 10, 2019 print number 5518b
Jun 10, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
May 13, 2019 print number 5518a
May 13, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
May 03, 2019 referred to environmental conservation

Co-Sponsors

S5518 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5399
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-0103, Art 23 Title 29 §23-2901, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2835, A625
2023-2024: S3581, A411

S5518 - Summary

Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repairs or maintenance of existing infrastructure.

S5518 - Sponsor Memo

S5518 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5518

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to plac-
  ing a moratorium on fossil fuel infrastructure

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 23 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 29 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 29
                MORATORIUM ON FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE
SECTION 23-2901. MORATORIUM ON FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.
§ 23-2901. MORATORIUM ON FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE.
  1.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  NEW YORK STATE FACES AN EXISTENTIAL CLIMATE,
ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SECURITY EMERGENCY WHICH THREATENS OUR MUNICI-
PALITIES, STATE, NATION, AND THE WORLD; A WORLD WAR  II-SCALE  MOBILIZA-
TION  IS  NEEDED  TO  ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.   HUMAN-CAUSED
CLIMATE CHANGE AND AIR POLLUTION ARE DUE TO USING FOSSIL FUELS.  CLIMATE
CHANGE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, CHILDREN, ELDER-
LY,  NATIVE  AMERICANS,  INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, THE ILL, THE POOR, FARMERS,
AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.  THE STATE SHALL PROMOTE A CONTROLLED  REDUCTION
OF  FOSSIL  FUEL UTILIZATION AND A TRANSITION TO CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY
FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  IMPROVING  SAFETY,  PUBLIC  HEALTH,  ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND ENERGY RELIABILITY AS WELL AS PROVIDING
COST SAVINGS, CREATING JOBS, AND PREVENTING CLIMATE CATASTROPHE.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "FOSSIL FUEL" SHALL MEAN COAL,
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND FUEL GASES.
  3. A MORATORIUM SHALL BE  ESTABLISHED  ON  ANY  AND  ALL  FOSSIL  FUEL
INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECTS.  NO  NEW  PERMITS,  LICENSES,  OR  ANY FORM OF
PERMISSION SHALL BE GRANTED FOR ANY FOSSIL FUEL  INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECT
NOR  SHALL ANY FUNDING, INVESTMENT, OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BE
GRANTED TO ANY FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AS LONG AS  THERE  ARE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

Co-Sponsors

S5518A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5399
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-0103, Art 23 Title 29 §23-2901, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2835, A625
2023-2024: S3581, A411

S5518A - Summary

Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repairs or maintenance of existing infrastructure.

S5518A - Sponsor Memo

S5518A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5518--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SANDERS, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  declaring  a climate emergency and placing a moratorium on fossil fuel
  infrastructure

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 1-0103 to read as follows:
§ 1-0103. CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND POLICY.
  1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) A CLIMATE EMERGENCY EXISTS THAT THREATENS THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK,
THE NATION, AND THE WORLD;
  (B)  IRREVOCABLE  DAMAGE  TO THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY GLOBAL
WARMING OF APPROXIMATELY ONE DEGREE CELSIUS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE EARTH
IS ALREADY TOO HOT FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE, AS ATTESTED BY INCREASED  AND
INTENSIFYING  WILDFIRES,  FLOODS,  RISING  SEAS, DISEASES, DROUGHTS, AND
EXTREME WEATHER;
  (C) ON APRIL TWENTY-SECOND, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, WORLD  LEADERS  FROM
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION RECOGNIZED THE
THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE URGENT NEED TO COMBAT IT BY SIGNING THE
PARIS AGREEMENT, AGREEING TO KEEP WARMING WELL BELOW TWO DEGREES CELSIUS
ABOVE  PRE-INDUSTRIAL  LEVELS AND TO PURSUE EFFORTS TO LIMIT THE TEMPER-
ATURE INCREASE TO ONE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES FAHRENHEIT;
  (D) ON OCTOBER EIGHTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  THE  UNITED  NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL  PANEL  ON  CLIMATE  CHANGE  ("IPCC")  RELEASED  A SPECIAL
REPORT, WHICH PROJECTED THAT LIMITING WARMING TO THE  ONE  AND  ONE-HALF
DEGREES CELSIUS TARGET THIS CENTURY WILL REQUIRE AN UNPRECEDENTED TRANS-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09246-10-9

Co-Sponsors

S5518B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5399
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-0103, Art 23 Title 29 §23-2901, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2835, A625
2023-2024: S3581, A411

S5518B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Declares a climate emergency and places a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure projects but shall not apply to repairs or maintenance of existing infrastructure.

S5518B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5518B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5518--B

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SANDERS, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  declaring  a  climate  emergency  and placing a ban on new fossil fuel
  infrastructure

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 1-0103 to read as follows:
§ 1-0103. CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND POLICY.
  1. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) A CLIMATE EMERGENCY EXISTS THAT THREATENS THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK,
THE NATION, AND THE WORLD;
  (B)  IRREVOCABLE  DAMAGE  TO THE ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY GLOBAL
WARMING OF APPROXIMATELY ONE DEGREE CELSIUS DEMONSTRATING THAT THE EARTH
IS ALREADY TOO HOT FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE, AS ATTESTED BY INCREASED  AND
INTENSIFYING  WILDFIRES,  FLOODS,  RISING  SEAS, DISEASES, DROUGHTS, AND
EXTREME WEATHER;
  (C) ON APRIL TWENTY-SECOND, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, WORLD  LEADERS  FROM
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION RECOGNIZED THE
THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE URGENT NEED TO COMBAT IT BY SIGNING THE
PARIS AGREEMENT, AGREEING TO KEEP WARMING WELL BELOW TWO DEGREES CELSIUS
ABOVE  PRE-INDUSTRIAL  LEVELS AND TO PURSUE EFFORTS TO LIMIT THE TEMPER-
ATURE INCREASE TO ONE AND ONE-HALF DEGREES FAHRENHEIT;
  (D) ON OCTOBER EIGHTH,  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  THE  UNITED  NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL  PANEL  ON  CLIMATE  CHANGE  ("IPCC")  RELEASED  A SPECIAL
REPORT, WHICH PROJECTED THAT LIMITING WARMING TO THE  ONE  AND  ONE-HALF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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