Bill Text: NY A01650 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits radioactive material from being stored within 1500 feet of school grounds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A01650 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01650-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1650
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. LENTOL, SIMOTAS -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
         storage of radioactive materials in proximity to school grounds
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
    3  S 27-0111. STORAGE  OF  RADIOACTIVE  MATERIALS  IN  PROXIMITY  TO SCHOOL
    4               GROUNDS.
    5    1. DEFINITIONS.
    6    A. "STORAGE" MEANS THE HOLDING OF WASTE FOR A TEMPORARY PERIOD, AT THE
    7  END OF WHICH THE WASTE IS PROCESSED, RECOVERED, DISPOSED OF,  OR  STORED
    8  ELSEWHERE.
    9    B.  "RADIOACTIVE  MATERIAL"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IT DOES IN
   10  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   11    C. "SCHOOL GROUNDS" MEANS ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  AND  SURROUNDING
   12  GROUNDS  WITHIN  THE  LEGALLY  DEFINED  BOUNDARIES, AS DETERMINED BY THE
   13  APPROPRIATE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, OF A  PUBLIC,  PRIVATE  OR  PAROCHIAL
   14  PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
   15    2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE STORAGE
   16  OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED WITHIN ONE THOUSAND  FIVE
   17  HUNDRED  FEET  OF  ANY  SCHOOL  GROUNDS, EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHERE THE
   18  LEGAL STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE  MATERIAL  IS  CONDUCTED  IN  THE  ORDINARY
   19  COURSE  OF  BUSINESS  BY  A  PROFESSIONAL  PRACTICE, A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
   20  HOSPITAL  OR  OUTPATIENT  HEALTHCARE  FACILITY,  A  PUBLIC  OR   PRIVATE
   21  POST-SECONDARY  INSTITUTION;  OR  AN ENTITY WITH THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF
   22  CONDUCTING MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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