Bill Text: NY A03887 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the attorney general to commence a special proceeding in a court hearing jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in the name of the people of the state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to environmental conservation [A03887 Detail]
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3887
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law
and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto
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 1-0305 to read as follows:
3 S 1-0305. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
4 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER TO THE CONTRARY, THE
5 ATTORNEY GENERAL, UPON HIS OR HER OWN INITIATIVE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
6 TO, IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, ENFORCE THE
7 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
8 PURSUANT THERETO BY COMMENCING A SPECIAL PROCEEDING IN A COURT HAVING
9 JURISDICTION.
10 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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