Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
May 23, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
May 22, 2023 | 1st report cal.1153 |
May 15, 2023 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S6893
Sponsored By
Pete Harckham
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Iwen Chu
(D, WF) 17th Senate District
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Shelley B. Mayer
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Rob Rolison
(R) 39th Senate District
S6893 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7208
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 30 §§30-0101 & 30-0103, Art 71 §§71-2801 - 71-2805, En Con L
S6893 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6893 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to decommissioning nuclear power plant discharges into the Hudson River PURPOSE: Relates to decommissioning nuclear power plant discharges into the Hudson River. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 establishes legislative findings and declares discharging any radiological substance into the Hudson River in connection with the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant unlawful to the extent not subject to preemption by federal law. Section 2 amends article 71 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new title 28 to establish the applicability of this title and
S6893 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6893 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 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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