Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A286
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LATIMER
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
2009-A286 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A286 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes Westchester county to require that local marinas provide for the handling and disposal of sewage from watercraft holding tanks; directs the department of environmental conservation to request, from the federal environmental protection agency, a "no-discharge zone" designation of waters within the marine jurisdictional boundaries of Westchester county.
2009-A286 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A286 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to regu- lating the disposal of sewage from watercraft and marinas and prohibit- ing the littering of waterways PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to empower the county of Westchester to require any marina in Westchester to provide any pump out facilities and to police the handling and disposal of sewage from holding tanks of water craft in the county of Westches- ter. Also, this bill establishes a no discharge zone within the marine jurisdictional boundaries of Westchester County (mid-point of the Hudson River and the Long Island Sound). SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a new subdivision 8 of section 33-c of the Navigation Law. JUSTIFICATION: This bill allows Westchester County to maintain at least the level of requirements set by the state but also allows the County to go beyond those requirements to maintain a higher quality water. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2007-08: A.9375 (Latimer) Referred to Envi- ronmental Conservation S.3705 (Oppenheimer) Referred to Tourism, Recre- ation and Sports Development FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None
2009-A286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 286 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to regulating the disposal of sewage from watercraft and marinas and prohibiting the littering of waterways THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 33-c of the navigation law, as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 8. All marinas that provide pumpout facilities and dump stations for the handling and disposal of sewage from marine holding tanks and port- able toilets shall do so in a manner that will prevent the pollution of the surface waters of the state. The facilities for unloading and disposal of such sewage shall be approved by either the local or the state health department in accordance with [guidelines set forth by the department in consultation with the department of health] THE REQUIRE- MENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION. The department of environmental conservation shall require that municipal sewage treatment facilities accept such waste originating from marine holding tanks and portable toilets unless the commissioner determines that such action would cause an unacceptable threat to human health or the environment or the operation of a sewage treatment plant. NOTWITH- STANDING THE FOREGOING, WESTCHESTER COUNTY SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO REQUIRE BY ENACTMENT OF A LOCAL LAW, THAT ANY MARINA, WITHIN THE COUNTY OF WEST- CHESTER, PROVIDE FOR THE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE FROM HOLDING TANKS OF WATERCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH LOCAL LAW. S 2. Section 33-c of the navigation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 11-a to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01146-01-9
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