Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 13, 2010 |
print number 1985a |
Apr 13, 2010 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 14, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A1985
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PEOPLES-STOKES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Francine DelMonte
Karim Camara
Ellen C. Jaffee
Kevin Cahill
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
James F. Brennan
Joan Christensen
William Colton
2009-A1985 - Details
2009-A1985 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1985 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES, DelMONTE, CAMARA, JAFFEE, CAHILL, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, DIAZ, JEFFRIES, LUPARDO, ROBINSON, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "New York state environmental justice act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "New York state environmental justice act". S 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Racial and ethnic minority populations and low-income communities bear a disproportionate share of the health risks caused by polluted air and contaminated water, and by solid waste landfills, hazardous waste facilities, waste water treatment plants, waste incinerators, and other similar projects. 2. This disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on minority and low-income communities is largely the result of past governmental decisions. 3. The federal government underscored the importance of environmental justice in executive order 12898 and created the national environmental justice advisory council to promote environmental justice in the envi- ronmental protection agency's policies, programs, initiatives and activ- ities. 4. The state is committed to ensuring that communities are afforded fair treatment and meaningful involvement in decision-making regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, income or education level. The purpose of this law is to establish governmental procedures in order to safeguard residents' health and welfare, and achieve environ- mental justice. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02371-01-9
co-Sponsors
Francine DelMonte
Karim Camara
Ellen C. Jaffee
Kevin Cahill
multi-Sponsors
William Boyland
James F. Brennan
Joan Christensen
William Colton
2009-A1985A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A1985A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A1985A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "New York state environmental justice act" PURPOSE: The purpose of the legislation is to develop and implement a procedure within the State's agencies, boards and commission to insure that all New York's communities are afforded fair treatment and meaningful involvement in environmental decision-making. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one entitles the act as The New York State Environmental Justice Act. Section two declares the findings that racial and ethnic minority popu- lations and low-income communities bear a disproportionate share of health risks caused by polluted air and contaminated water, solid waste landfills, hazardous waste facilities, waste water treatment plants, waste incinerators, and other similar projects. Section three defines environmental justice, requires all agencies to adopt and implement environmental justice policies, requires all state environmental protection programs and policies to be periodically
2009-A1985A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1985--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, DelMONTE, CAMARA, JAFFEE, CAHILL, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BRENNAN, CHRISTENSEN, COLTON, JEFFRIES, LUPARDO, ROBINSON, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing the "New York state environmental justice act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "New York state environmental justice act". S 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Racial and ethnic minority populations and low-income communities bear a disproportionate share of the health risks caused by polluted air and contaminated water, and by solid waste landfills, hazardous waste facilities, waste water treatment plants, waste incinerators, and other similar projects. 2. This disproportionate impact of environmental hazards on minority and low-income communities is largely the result of past governmental decisions. 3. The federal government underscored the importance of environmental justice in executive order 12898 and created the national environmental justice advisory council to promote environmental justice in the envi- ronmental protection agency's policies, programs, initiatives and activ- ities. 4. The state is committed to ensuring that communities are afforded fair treatment and meaningful involvement in decision-making regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, income or education level. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02371-03-0
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