Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 24, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 18, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S838
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S838 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §27-0901, add §27-0927, En Con L
2009-S838 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides reimbursement by the transporter of hazardous materials to fire companies for costs associated with responding to spills of hazardous materials; provides that the state fire administrator shall develop and make reimbursement forms to enable a fire company to bill a transporter of hazardous materials for costs incurred in responding to a release or threatened release of hazardous materials.
2009-S838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S838 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing reimbursement to fire companies for costs associated with responding to releases of hazardous materials PURPOSE : This bill will allow the municipalities or fire districts that contract with or control fire companies to bill transportation companies for certain costs in responding to hazardous material spills. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one defines a fire company as any volunteer fire department in the State. Section two amends the Environmental Conservation Law to allow a municipal corporation or fire district that contracts with or controls a fire company to seek reimbursement (after approval by the state fire administrator) for certain costs associated with the response for any incident involving the release or threatened release of a hazardous material by a transporter of hazardous materials. This section also establishes a date, July 1, 2009, where the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, in consultation with the Commissioner of
2009-S838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 838 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to providing reimbursement to fire companies for costs associated with responding to releases of hazardous materials THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27-0901 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 16 to read as follows: 16. "FIRE COMPANY" MEANS A FIRE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. S 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-0927 to read as follows: S 27-0927. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE RESPONSE COSTS. 1. ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR FIRE DISTRICT WHICH CONTRACTS WITH OR CONTROLS A FIRE COMPANY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESPONSE OF SUCH FIRE COMPANY TO ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING THE RELEASE OR THREATENED RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY A TRANSPORTER OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AFTER APPROVAL BY THE STATE FIRE ADMINISTRATOR. REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO EXPENDABLE MATERIALS USED IN THE RESPONSE AND BE LIMITED TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER INCI- DENT. EXPENDABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FOAMS AND GELS USED TO ABSORB THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASED, THE REPLACE- MENT OR CLEANING OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING USED IN RESPONDING TO THE INCI- DENT, AND THE REPLACEMENT OR CLEANING OF STORAGE CONTAINERS, DETECTION SUPPLIES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USED IN RESPONDING TO THE INCIDENT; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS OF PERSONNEL, VEHICLES, OR OTHER DURABLE EQUIPMENT USED IN RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT. SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY FROM SUCH TRANSPOR- TER OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR FIRE DISTRICT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02937-01-9
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