| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2025 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5441
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 43rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
Actions
2025-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2536
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §27-0703, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
A10704
2023-2024: A1767
2025-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5441
SPONSOR: ASHBY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
directing the department of environmental conservation to undertake a
review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and
transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest
scientific information
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to require the NYS Department of Environ-
mental Conservation to review the regulations related to permitting
landfills and transfer stations to ensure that the regulations consider
scientific information related to the impacts on vulnerable populations.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends 27-0703 of the environmental conservation law by adding a new
subdivision 7 to require a review of regulations to ensure conformity to
2025-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5441
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- 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
directing the department of environmental conservation to undertake a
review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and
transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest
scientific information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 27-0703 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERN-
ING THE PERMITTING OF LANDFILLS AND TRANSFER STATIONS, INCLUDING SITING
AND EXPANSION, TO ENSURE THAT SUCH REGULATIONS INTEGRATE THE LATEST
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF SUCH FACILITIES ON
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS CHILDREN AND SENIORS, DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ON OR BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION SHALL POST A REPORT CONTAINING THE FINDINGS FROM SUCH
REVIEW ON ITS WEBSITE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03036-01-5
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