NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6751

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 20, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Mar 02, 2010	print number 6751a
Mar 02, 2010	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Feb 03, 2010	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- Apr 20, 2010 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S6751
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Apr 20, 2010
      
      aye (11)
      
      Foley
      
      Leibell
      
      Little
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Johnson
      
      Marcellino
      
      Young

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2009-S6751 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9855
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §27-1310, En Con L

2009-S6751 - Summary

Provides that notification must be given when there is a release of a hazardous substance to property owners and municipalities within 2500 feet of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

2009-S6751 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6751

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
notification of hazardous substance releases


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This legislation provides that notification must be given when there
is a release of a hazardous substance.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The Environmental Conservation Law is amended by adding a new Section
27-1310 relating to notification of release of a hazardous substance
by the Department of Environmental Conservation

 JUSTIFICATION :
Inactive hazardous waste disposal sites affect nearly every community
throughout the State of New York. In many cases the contamination is
not contained to one particular site and/or property but travels off
site and places larger portions of the unknowing community at risk.
State agencies, while performing the initial stages of their
investigations, are currently not mandated to notify residents and
business owners living or operating over (toxic) contaminated sites,
nor are these sites posted on a public registry.

In order to protect the public and significantly increase awareness
about potentially hazardous conditions, it is necessary to amend the
New York State Environmental Conservation Law to mandate notification
at the onset of initial investigations of inactive hazardous waste
disposal sites. Proposed sites in the preliminary phases of
investigation should be placed on the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation's public registry, known as the
Environmental Remediation Database. In addition, while the DEC is
investigating a site, it is paramount that written notification
detailing that an initial investigation in underway in the vicinity be
given to all affected residents, businesses and municipalities.

Increased awareness regarding contaminated sites is critical in
helping communities and municipalities throughout the state cope with
the myriad issues that these circumstances harbor. This legislation is
necessary to increase transparency to ensure the public is aware of
issues that affect their health and the quality of the environment.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2010: New Legislation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S6751 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6751

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- 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
  notification of hazardous substance releases

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 27-1310 to read as follows:
S 27-1310. NOTIFICATION.
  1.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE NOTICE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS TO ALL PROPERTY
OWNERS WITHIN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF  AN  INACTIVE  HAZARDOUS
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AFFECTED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
  (A)  WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF THE RELEASE OR THE
THREAT OF THE RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE FOR WHICH THE  DEPARTMENT
MAY ASSESS REMOVAL OR REMEDIATION COSTS;
  (B)  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT BECOMES AWARE OF EVIDENCE OF THE RELEASE
OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE THAT MAY DIRECTLY AND FORESEEABLY IMPACT GROUND
WATER OR THAT MAY DIRECTLY AND FORESEEABLY PRESENT A RISK OF EXPOSURE TO
HUMANS;
  (C) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT  CONSIDERS  IT  APPROPRIATE  TO  EMPLOY  A
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST IN ANY CAPACITY WITH RESPECT TO A RELEASE
OR THREAT OF RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE; OR
  (D)  WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT SERVES NOTICE ON A RESPONSIBLE PARTY AS A
RESULT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING, POURING, EMITTING,
EMPTYING,  DISCHARGING,  INJECTING,  ESCAPING,  LEACHING,  DUMPING,   OR
DISPOSING  INTO  THE  ENVIRONMENT  ANY WASTE, SPECIAL WASTE, POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE, POLLUTION CONTROL  WASTE,  INDUSTRIAL  PROCESS
WASTE,  HAZARDOUS  WASTE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, OR CONTAMINANTS, THAT MAY
CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT OR SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO HUMANS.
  2. AT A MINIMUM, NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN  BY  DIRECT  MAIL,  WHETHER  BY
LETTER OR POSTCARD, AND MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  (A) THE ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EACH SITE;
  (B)  A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD15072-03-0

S. 6751                             2

  (I) THE PRESENCE AND TYPE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICALS RELEASED
OR THREATENED TO BE RELEASED;
  (II)  A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS, OR POTENTIAL
HEALTH RISKS, OF THE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR A  LINK  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE,  THAT  IS  FREQUENTLY  UPDATED AND CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE
CHEMICALS' NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS; AND
  (III) WHETHER THERE WAS ANY SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING, POURING, EMIT-
TING, EMPTYING, DISCHARGING, INJECTING, ESCAPING, LEACHING, DUMPING,  OR
DISPOSING  OF  ANY  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE INTO OR ONTO THE LAND, WATER, OR
AIR; AND
  (C) THE CASE NUMBER OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION  FOR  WHICH  NOTICE  HAS
BEEN GIVEN.
  3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE BY NEWSPAPER AND ON THE DEPART-
MENT WEBSITE UNDER THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION WHENEVER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS OCCUR:
  (A)  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF A SITE UNDERGOING
REMEDIAL ACTION;
  (B) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF  THE  EXISTENCE  OF
THE  PRESENCE OF A CONTAMINANT OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE VIA A NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS OR REGULATIONS:
  (I) PURSUANT TO NOTIFICATION REQUIRED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL  RESPONSE  COMPENSATION  AND  LIABILITY  ACT  (CERCLA), 42
U.S.C.  SECTIONS 9603 (A) AND 9603 (C);
  (II) PURSUANT TO ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER CERCLA SECTION 9604(A);
  (III) ANY LISTING PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN; OR
  (IV) PURSUANT TO ANY ACTION FOR JUDICIAL RELIEF UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO
THE FEDERAL SOLID WASTE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 6973 OR 6972 (A);
  (C) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED,  THROUGH  SOUND  SCIENTIFIC
METHODS,  THE  PRESENCE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT THAT EXCEEDS THE
APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS; OR
  (D) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF  THE  PRESENCE  OF  A  LEAKING
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK.
  4. NOTICE OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION
MUST  BE PLACED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS IN A NEWSPAPER WIDELY CIRCULATED IN
THE AREAS WHERE THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
SECTION  OCCURS  FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE
MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION  IN  NO  LESS  THAN  ELEVEN-POINT
FONT:
  (A)  A  GENERAL  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENTS
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION:
  (I) WHETHER THERE WAS ANY SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING,  POURING,  EMIT-
TING,  EMPTYING, DISCHARGING, INJECTING, ESCAPING, LEACHING, DUMPING, OR
DISPOSING OF ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS  PARA-
GRAPH INTO OR ONTO THE LAND, WATER, OR AIR; AND
  (II)  THE PRESENCE OF ANY WASTE, SPECIAL WASTE, POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS
MEDICAL  WASTE,  POLLUTION  CONTROL  WASTE,  INDUSTRIAL  PROCESS  WASTE,
HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, OR CONTAMINANT;
  (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF EACH SITE, INCLUDING THE
LEGAL  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE PROPERTY AND THE STREET NAMES BORDERING EACH
SITE;
  (C) INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS OF THE HAZARD-
OUS SUBSTANCES OR THE ADDRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE WHERE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION MAY BE GATHERED ABOUT THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE POLLUTANTS; AND
  (D) IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN NOTICE IS TO BE GIVEN REGARDING THE PRES-
ENCE OF A LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK, IT IS  SUFFICIENT  THAT  THE

S. 6751                             3

NEWSPAPER  NOTICE  IDENTIFY  THE  GENERAL AREA WHERE EACH LEAKING UNDER-
GROUND STORAGE TANK IS LOCATED AND SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS  TO
DETERMINE  THE  EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
THROUGH  A  WEBSITE  OR  OTHER  SEARCHABLE  DATA  BASE MAINTAINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
  5. THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, OR USE
OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTES WILLFUL AND WANTON MISCONDUCT.
  6.  AT  A  MINIMUM,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL UPDATE ON
INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITES ON THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9855
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §27-1310, En Con L

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that notification must be given when there is a release of a hazardous substance to property owners and municipalities within 2500 feet of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6751A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
notification of hazardous substance releases


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This legislation provides that notification must be given when there
is a release of a hazardous substance.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The Environmental Conservation Law is amended by adding a new Section
27-1310 relating to notification of released of a hazardous substance
by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Inactive hazardous waste disposal sites affect nearly every community
throughout the State of New York. In many cases the contamination is
not contained to one particular site and/or property but travels off
site and places larger portions of the unknowing community at risk.
State agencies, while performing the initial stages of their
investigations, are currently not mandated to notify residents,
business owners and municipalities living or operating over (toxic)
contaminated sites, nor are these sites posted on a public registry.

In order to protect the public and significantly increase awareness
about potentially hazardous conditions, it is necessary to amend the
New York State Environmental Conservation Law to mandate notification
at the onset of initial investigations of inactive hazardous waste
disposal sites. Proposal sites in the preliminary phases of the
investigation should be placed on the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation's public registry, known as the
Environmental Remediation Database. In addition, while the DEC is
investigating a site, it is paramount that written notification
detailing that an initial investigation in underway in the vicinity be
given to all affected residents, businesses and municipalities.

Increased awareness regarding contaminated sites is critical in
helping communities and municipalities throughout the state cope with
the myriad issues that these circumstances harbor. This legislation is
necessary to increase transparency to ensure the public is aware of
the issues that affect their health and the quality of the
environment.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2010: New Legislation

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6751--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FOLEY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  notification of hazardous substance releases

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 27-1310 to read as follows:
S 27-1310. NOTIFICATION.
  1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL GIVE NOTICE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS TO ALL  PROPERTY
OWNERS  AND  MUNICIPALITIES  WITHIN TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF AN
INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AFFECTED BY ANY OF THE  FOLLOWING
CIRCUMSTANCES:
  (A)  WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF THE RELEASE OR THE
THREAT OF THE RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE FOR WHICH THE  DEPARTMENT
MAY ASSESS REMOVAL OR REMEDIATION COSTS;
  (B)  WHENEVER  THE DEPARTMENT BECOMES AWARE OF EVIDENCE OF THE RELEASE
OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE THAT MAY DIRECTLY AND FORESEEABLY IMPACT GROUND
WATER OR THAT MAY DIRECTLY AND FORESEEABLY PRESENT A RISK OF EXPOSURE TO
HUMANS;
  (C) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT  CONSIDERS  IT  APPROPRIATE  TO  EMPLOY  A
COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST IN ANY CAPACITY WITH RESPECT TO A RELEASE
OR THREAT OF RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE; OR
  (D)  WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT SERVES NOTICE ON A RESPONSIBLE PARTY AS A
RESULT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING, POURING, EMITTING,
EMPTYING,  DISCHARGING,  INJECTING,  ESCAPING,  LEACHING,  DUMPING,   OR
DISPOSING  INTO  THE  ENVIRONMENT  ANY WASTE, SPECIAL WASTE, POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS MEDICAL WASTE, POLLUTION CONTROL  WASTE,  INDUSTRIAL  PROCESS
WASTE,  HAZARDOUS  WASTE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, OR CONTAMINANTS, THAT MAY
CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT OR SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO HUMANS.
  2. AT A MINIMUM, NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN  BY  DIRECT  MAIL,  WHETHER  BY
LETTER OR POSTCARD, AND MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD15072-04-0

S. 6751--A                          2

  (A) THE ADDRESS AND PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF EACH SITE;
  (B)  A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENTS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) THE PRESENCE AND TYPE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR CHEMICALS RELEASED
OR THREATENED TO BE RELEASED;
  (II) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS, OR  POTENTIAL
HEALTH  RISKS,  OF  THE  HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE OR A LINK TO THE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE, THAT IS FREQUENTLY UPDATED AND  CONTAINS  DESCRIPTIONS  OF  THE
CHEMICALS' NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS; AND
  (III) WHETHER THERE WAS ANY SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING, POURING, EMIT-
TING,  EMPTYING, DISCHARGING, INJECTING, ESCAPING, LEACHING, DUMPING, OR
DISPOSING OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE INTO OR ONTO THE  LAND,  WATER,  OR
AIR; AND
  (C)  THE  CASE  NUMBER  OF THE ENFORCEMENT ACTION FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS
BEEN GIVEN.
  3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE BY NEWSPAPER AND ON THE DEPART-
MENT WEBSITE UNDER THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS
SECTION WHENEVER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS OCCUR:
  (A) WHENEVER THE DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF A  SITE  UNDERGOING
REMEDIAL ACTION;
  (B)  WHENEVER  THE  DEPARTMENT FIRST BECOMES AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF
THE PRESENCE OF A CONTAMINANT OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE VIA A  NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTS OR REGULATIONS:
  (I)  PURSUANT  TO  NOTIFICATION  REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL COMPREHENSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE  COMPENSATION  AND  LIABILITY  ACT  (CERCLA),  42
U.S.C.  SECTIONS 9603 (A) AND 9603 (C);
  (II) PURSUANT TO ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER CERCLA SECTION 9604(A);
  (III) ANY LISTING PURSUANT TO THE NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN; OR
  (IV) PURSUANT TO ANY ACTION FOR JUDICIAL RELIEF UNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO
THE FEDERAL SOLID WASTE ACT, 42 U.S.C. SECTIONS 6973 OR 6972 (A);
  (C)  WHENEVER  THE  DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED, THROUGH SOUND SCIENTIFIC
METHODS, THE PRESENCE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT THAT  EXCEEDS  THE
APPLICABLE FEDERAL OR STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS; OR
  (D)  WHENEVER  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF A LEAKING
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK.
  4. NOTICE OF THE EVENTS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION
MUST BE PLACED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS IN A NEWSPAPER WIDELY CIRCULATED  IN
THE  AREAS  WHERE  THE  CONDITION DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
SECTION OCCURS FOR A MINIMUM PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE  NEWSPAPER  NOTICE
MUST  CONTAIN  THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION  IN NO LESS THAN ELEVEN-POINT
FONT:
  (A) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE  EVENTS  LEADING  UP  TO  THE  EVENTS
DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION:
  (I)  WHETHER  THERE WAS ANY SPILLING, LEAKING, PUMPING, POURING, EMIT-
TING, EMPTYING, DISCHARGING, INJECTING, ESCAPING, LEACHING, DUMPING,  OR
DISPOSING  OF ANY OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARA-
GRAPH INTO OR ONTO THE LAND, WATER, OR AIR; AND
  (II) THE PRESENCE OF ANY WASTE, SPECIAL WASTE, POTENTIALLY  INFECTIOUS
MEDICAL  WASTE,  POLLUTION  CONTROL  WASTE,  INDUSTRIAL  PROCESS  WASTE,
HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, OR CONTAMINANT;
  (B) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF EACH SITE, INCLUDING THE
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND THE STREET  NAMES  BORDERING  EACH
SITE;
  (C) INFORMATION RELATING TO THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS OF THE HAZARD-
OUS SUBSTANCES OR THE ADDRESS OF THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE WHERE ADDITIONAL

S. 6751--A                          3

INFORMATION MAY BE GATHERED ABOUT THE NATURE AND HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE POLLUTANTS; AND
  (D) IN THE CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN NOTICE IS TO BE GIVEN REGARDING THE PRES-
ENCE  OF  A  LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK, IT IS SUFFICIENT THAT THE
NEWSPAPER NOTICE IDENTIFY THE GENERAL AREA  WHERE  EACH  LEAKING  UNDER-
GROUND  STORAGE TANK IS LOCATED AND SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO
DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE LEAKING UNDERGROUND  STORAGE  TANKS
THROUGH  A  WEBSITE  OR  OTHER  SEARCHABLE  DATA  BASE MAINTAINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
  5. THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY, AVAILABILITY, OR USE
OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
ACT OR OMISSION CONSTITUTES WILLFUL AND WANTON MISCONDUCT.
  6.  AT  A  MINIMUM,  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE AN ANNUAL UPDATE ON
INACTIVE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITES ON THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S6751

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Apr 20, 2010 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote

Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: Apr 20, 2010

Bill Amendments

2009-S6751 - Details

2009-S6751 - Summary

2009-S6751 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6751 - Bill Text download pdf

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Brian X. Foley

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

Bill Amendments

2009-S6751 - Details

2009-S6751 - Summary

2009-S6751 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6751 - Bill Text download pdf

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6751A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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