Senate Bill S8763A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the statute of limitations for public water suppliers to commence an action, civil claim, or cause of action for injury to property

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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-S8763 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9824
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §214-h, CPLR

2021-S8763 - Summary

Relates to the statute of limitations for public water suppliers to commence an action for injury to property; provides that any action, civil claim, or cause of action involving an emerging contaminant that is barred as of the applicable period of limitation has expired is hereby revived, and such action thereon may be commenced and prosecuted provided such action is commenced either before or in accordance with certain time periods; defines "emerging contaminant".

2021-S8763 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8763 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8763
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules,  in  relation  to  the
   statute  of  limitations  for  public  water  suppliers to commence an
   action for injury to property
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 214-h of the civil practice law
 and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) "EMERGING CONTAMINANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, MICROBI-
 OLOGICAL OR RADIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE THAT HAS EVER BEEN OR  EVER  WILL  BE
 IDENTIFIED  OR  LISTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OR B OF SUBDIVISION THREE
 OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW  OR  THAT  HAS
 EVER  BEEN  OR  EVER  WILL  BE REQUIRED TO BE IDENTIFIED OR LISTED AS AN
 EMERGING CONTAMINANT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF
 SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR THAT IS IDEN-
 TIFIED OR LISTED AS AN EMERGING CONTAMINANT PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER LAW.
   § 2. Section 214-h of the civil practice law and rules is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  ANY  ACTION INVOLVING AN EMERGENT CONTAMINANT THAT IS BARRED AS OF
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION BECAUSE OF THE APPLICABLE  PERIOD
 OF LIMITATION HAS EXPIRED IS HEREBY REVIVED, AND SUCH ACTION THEREON MAY
 BE  COMMENCED  AND  PROSECUTED  PROVIDED SUCH ACTION IS COMMENCED EITHER
 BEFORE OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15232-01-2



              

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2021-S8763A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9824
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §214-h, CPLR

2021-S8763A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the statute of limitations for public water suppliers to commence an action for injury to property; provides that any action, civil claim, or cause of action involving an emerging contaminant that is barred as of the applicable period of limitation has expired is hereby revived, and such action thereon may be commenced and prosecuted provided such action is commenced either before or in accordance with certain time periods; defines "emerging contaminant".

2021-S8763A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8763A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8763--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 13, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules, in relation to the
   statute of limitations for  public  water  suppliers  to  commence  an
   action, civil claim, or cause of action for injury to property
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 214-h of the  civil  practice  law
 and rules is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I) "EMERGING CONTAMINANT" SHALL MEAN ANY PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, MICROBI-
 OLOGICAL  OR  RADIOLOGICAL  SUBSTANCE THAT HAS EVER BEEN OR EVER WILL BE
 IDENTIFIED OR LISTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OR B OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE
 OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR THAT HAS
 EVER BEEN OR EVER WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE  IDENTIFIED  OR  LISTED  AS  AN
 EMERGING  CONTAMINANT  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR THAT IS  IDEN-
 TIFIED OR LISTED AS AN EMERGING CONTAMINANT PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER LAW.
   §  2.  Section 214-h of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. ANY ACTION, CIVIL CLAIM, OR CAUSE OF ACTION INVOLVING  AN  EMERGING
 CONTAMINANT  THAT IS BARRED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION
 BECAUSE THE APPLICABLE  PERIOD  OF  LIMITATION  HAS  EXPIRED  IS  HEREBY
 REVIVED, AND SUCH ACTION, CIVIL CLAIM, OR CAUSE OF ACTION THEREON MAY BE
 COMMENCED  AND PROSECUTED PROVIDED SUCH ACTION, CIVIL CLAIM, OR CAUSE OF
 ACTION IS COMMENCED EITHER BEFORE OR WITHIN  ONE  YEAR  AND  SIX  MONTHS
 FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15232-02-2



              

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