S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10793 I N A S S E M B L Y June 19, 2012 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Camara) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to amending the liquified natural and petroleum gas act to exempt the storage and transportation of small quantities of liquified natural gas 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 23-1706 to read as follows: 3 S 23-1706. EXEMPTIONS. 4 THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITY WITH A 5 COMBINED STORAGE CAPACITY OF FORTY THOUSAND GALLONS OR LESS THAT IS 6 LOCATED OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, 7 PROVIDED THAT THE FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES 8 SHALL COMPLY WITH NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CODES AND STAND- 9 ARDS APPLICABLE TO THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF LIQUIFIED NATURAL 10 GAS. 11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15661-04-2