NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4827

Senate Bill S4827

2023-2024 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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Current Bill Status Via A6569 - Delivered to Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 26, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 01, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1144 substituted for s4827
Jun 01, 2023	substituted by a6569
May 24, 2023	advanced to third reading
May 23, 2023	2nd report cal.
May 22, 2023	1st report cal.1144
Feb 15, 2023	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- Jun 1, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A6569
  
  57
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  5
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2023
      
      aye (57)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      nay (1)
      
      O'Mara
      
      excused (5)
      
      Ashby
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Martins
      
      Weik
  May 22, 2023 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S4827
  
  10
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 22, 2023
      
      aye (10)
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Palumbo
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stec
      
      excused (1)
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

2023-S4827 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6569
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation
Laws Affected:: Amd §6, Chap 395 of 1978
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S4827, A6569

2023-S4827 (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.

2023-S4827 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4827

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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 effec-
tiveness of the provisions of such chapter

 
PURPOSE:

Extends effectiveness 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 to transport lique-
fied natural or petroleum gas in cities with a population of one million
or more until April 1, 2025.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This legislation would continue, until April 1, 2025, the current ban on

the licensing of liquefied natural gas and petroleum facilities in
cities with a population of one million or more in the interest of
public safety.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The potential for a large-scale human catastrophe inherent in the stor-
age of highly volatile, liquefied natural gas in densely populated areas
makes it mandatory that governmental agencies, federal and state, exer-
cise extreme caution in dealing with proposals for activation of LNG
facilities. Experiences such as the 1973 explosion in an empty LNG tank
on Staten Island, in which 40 persons lost their lives, underline the
potential for tragedy involved in the operation of such storage facili-
ties. The object of this bill is to assure a calm, deliberate and
reasoned evaluation of such proposals and to assure the application of
strict public safety standards.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021: S.6173 Lanza/A.6910 Cusick - Chapter 174

2019: S.3855 Lanza/A.4959 Cusick - Chapter 48

2017: A7082 Cusick/S.5470 Lanza - Chapter 188.

2015: A.1308 (Cusick) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 275

2013: A.0216 (Cusick) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 27

2011: A.0108 (Cusick) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 10

2009: A.6914 (Cusick) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 84

2007: A.6319 (Cusick) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 31

2005: A.5475 (Lavelle) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 66

2003: A.5282 (Lavelle) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 33

2001: A.6816 (Vitaliano) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 18

1999: A.4856-B (Connelly) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 25

1997: A.1201-A (Connelly) - Passed Both Houses; Chapter 235

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4827 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4827
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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 174 of
 the laws of 2021, 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,  [2023]
 2025.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09594-01-3

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