Assembly Bill A7208

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to decommissioning nuclear power plant discharges into the Hudson River

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Current Bill Status Via S6893 - Signed by 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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2023-A7208 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6893
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 30 §§30-0101 & 30-0103, Art 71 §§71-2801 - 71-2805, En Con L

2023-A7208 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be unlawful to discharge any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant; provides for attorney general enforcement.

2023-A7208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7208
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   decommissioning nuclear power plant discharges into the Hudson River
 
   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 article 30 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 30
   DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DISCHARGES INTO THE HUDSON RIVER
 SECTION 30-0101. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         30-0103. UNLAWFUL DISCHARGES.
 § 30-101. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
   1.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FINDS  THAT WHILE THE ENERGY AND ECONOMIC OUTPUT
 GENERATED BY NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE  STATE  AND  ITS
 RESIDENTS,  DISCHARGES  INTO  WATERS OF THE STATE OF RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS
 FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS HAVE VARIOUS ADVERSE AND SUBSTANTIAL  ECONOMIC
 IMPACTS ON THE STATE AND ITS RESIDENTS.
   2.  THE  LEGISLATURE  FURTHER FINDS THAT COMMUNITIES WITH INTERESTS IN
 THE HUDSON RIVER ARE CONCERNED WITH THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON  LOCAL  REAL
 ESTATE  VALUES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE DISCHARGE OF
 WASTE FROM NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS INTO WATERS OF THE  STATE  DURING  PLANT
 DECOMMISSIONING,  WHICH  EFFECT  IS NO LONGER BALANCED BY COUNTERVAILING
 ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF THE PLANT  TO  THOSE  COMMUNITIES  THAT  THE  PLANT
 PROVIDED DURING OPERATION.
   3.  THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT OTHER METHODS OF MANAGING WASTE
 FROM DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE AVAILABLE  AND  WOULD  NOT
 RESULT IN THE SAME ECONOMIC IMPACTS.
   4. THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF
 THE  STATE TO ACT TO PRESERVE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF AFFECTED COMMUNI-
 TIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11357-03-3

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