Bill Text: NY S04338 | 2019-2020 | 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 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S04338 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S04338-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4338 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 § 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03148-01-9
