Bill Text: NY A01605 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 1605 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits the disposal of any dredged spoils containing toxic pollutants into the waters of the marine district.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A01605 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1605
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, ENGLEBRIGHT, CYMBROWITZ, CUSICK, CLARK,
         SWEENEY, WEISENBERG, ORTIZ, JAFFEE, SCHIMEL, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored
         by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, COOK,  DINOWITZ,  GLICK,
         ZEBROWSKI  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental
         Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         prohibiting the disposal of dredged spoils containing toxic pollutants
         into the waters of the marine district
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Section 17-0503 of the environmental conservation  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    3    3. THE DISPOSAL OF ANY DREDGED SPOILS CONTAINING TOXIC POLLUTANTS INTO
    4  THE WATERS OF THE MARINE DISTRICT IS PROHIBITED.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04058-01-3