NY A08965 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-19 - advanced to third reading cal.754
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

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Title

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-04-17 - Assembly - Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable (Y: 15 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-20 - Assembly - Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (Y: 22 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-04-19Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.754
2018-04-17Assemblyreported
2018-03-20Assemblyreported referred to codes
2018-01-09Assemblyreferred to environmental conservation

Same As/Similar To

S03269 (Same As) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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