Bill Text: NY A06159 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the transloading of municipal solid waste, toxic waste or hazardous wastes at facilities in Richmond county unless such waste originates in such county except after an environmental impact study and a public hearing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-11-25 - enacting clause stricken [A06159 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A06159-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6159
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 16, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BORELLI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend chapter 631 of the laws of 1947, facilitating the devel-
         opment by the Port of New  York  Authority  of  marine  terminals,  in
         relation to prohibiting transloading of certain waste at facilities in
         Richmond county
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Chapter 631 of the laws of 1947 facilitating  the  develop-
    2  ment by the Port of New York Authority of marine terminals is amended by
    3  adding a new section 4-a to read as follows:
    4    S 4-A. PROHIBITIONS ON SOLID WASTE, TOXIC WASTES AND HAZARDOUS WASTES;
    5  RICHMOND  COUNTY.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND
    6  EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE  PORT
    7  AUTHORITY  NOR  ANY  OF ITS AFFILIATED OR SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS, SHALL
    8  ENGAGE IN THE TRANSLOADING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES,  TOXIC  WASTES  OR
    9  HAZARDOUS  WASTES AT ANY FACILITY IN RICHMOND COUNTY, UNLESS SUCH WASTES
   10  ORIGINATE IN RICHMOND COUNTY.
   11    (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND EXCEPT AS  PROVIDED
   12  IN  SUBDIVISION  (C)  OF THIS SECTION, NEITHER THE CITY OF NEW  YORK NOR
   13  ANYONE AFFILIATED WITH SUCH CITY, SHALL ENGAGE IN  THE  TRANSLOADING  OF
   14  MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES, TOXIC WASTES OR HAZARDOUS WASTES AT ANY FACILITY
   15  IN RICHMOND COUNTY, UNLESS SUCH WASTES ORIGINATE IN RICHMOND COUNTY.
   16    (C)  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY  OR  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK MAY ENGAGE IN THE
   17  TRANSLOADING OF MUNICIPAL  SOLID  WASTES,  TOXIC  WASTES  AND  HAZARDOUS
   18  WASTES  ONLY AFTER AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY IS CONDUCTED IN ACCORD-
   19  ANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
   20  LAW. A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD NOT LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING
   21  THE COMPLETION OF SUCH STUDY.
   22    S  2.    This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the
   23  state of New Jersey of legislation having an identical effect with  this
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05780-01-5
       A. 6159                             2
    1  act,  but  if  the  state  of New Jersey shall have already enacted such
    2  legislation, this act shall take effect immediately; provided  that  the
    3  Port  of  New  York Authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting
    4  commission  upon  the  occurrence  of  the  enactment of the legislation
    5  provided for in this act in order that the commission  may  maintain  an
    6  accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws
    7  of  the  state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions
    8  of section 44 of the legislative law and  section  70-b  of  the  public
    9  officers law.