Senate Bill S5822

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the recovery of costs for the response costs and damages to natural resources as a result of the illegal disposal of waste

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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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2021-S5822 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0111, amd §§27-1313 & 71-2705, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6466
2019-2020: S2536
2023-2024: S2885

2021-S5822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the recovery of costs for the response costs and damages to natural resources as a result of the illegal disposal of waste; establishes that expenditures made by the department as a result of the illegal disposal of waste shall be a lien against the person who is responsible for such illegal disposal.

2021-S5822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5822
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  the
   recovery  of  costs  for  the  response  costs  and damages to natural
   resources as a result of the illegal disposal of waste

   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 27-0111 to read as follows:
 § 27-0111. ILLEGAL DISPOSAL COST RECOVERY.
   A PERSON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR  THE  ILLEGAL  DISPOSAL  OF  WASTE  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  27-1301  OF THIS ARTICLE, OR CAUSES A RELEASE OR A
 SUBSTANTIAL THREAT OF RELEASE OF A CONTAMINANT WHICH PRESENTS A SUBSTAN-
 TIAL DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY OR THE ENVIRONMENT, SHALL  BE
 LIABLE FOR THE RESPONSE COSTS AND FOR DAMAGES TO NATURAL RESOURCES.  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  A STATE AGENCY, OR A MUNICIPALITY WHICH UNDERTAKES TO ABATE
 A PUBLIC NUISANCE UNDER THIS TITLE OR TAKE A RESPONSE ACTION MAY RECOVER
 SUCH RESPONSE COSTS AND NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES IN AN ACTION IN  EQUITY
 BROUGHT BEFORE A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 27-1313 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as amended by chapter 857 of the laws of 1982, paragraph g  as
 amended  by  chapter  164  of  the  laws  of 1990, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. a. Whenever a person ordered to eliminate a threat to the  environ-
 ment  pursuant  to  paragraph a of subdivision three of this section has
 failed to do so within the time  limits  specified  in  the  order,  the
 department  may  develop  and  implement  an  inactive  hazardous  waste
 disposal site remedial program for such site. The reasonable expenses of
 developing and implementing such  remedial  program  by  the  department
 shall  be  paid by the person to whom the order was issued and the state
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09685-01-1
              

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