Assembly Bill A1719

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1719 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S521
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง71-3704, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5654, S3596
2013-2014: A3866, S3425
2015-2016: A598, S2555
2017-2018: A3222, S4161
2019-2020: A1457, S2722
2021-2022: S1375
2023-2024: S2128

2011-A1719 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor and any such subsequent violation shall be a class E felony.

2011-A1719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1719

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  notification of the release of hazardous substances

  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 71-3704 to read as follows:
S 71-3704. FAILURE TO REPORT RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.
  ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY OF THE PROVISIONS  OF,  OR  WHO  FAILS  TO
PERFORM  ANY  DUTY  IMPOSED  BY SECTION 37-0107 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND WHO
FAILS TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF A RELEASE OF A REPORTABLE QUANTITY  OF
A  HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCE HAZARDOUS OR ACUTELY HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY OR THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL BE GUILTY OF FAILURE TO  REPORT  RELEASE
OF  A  HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCE.  FAILURE  TO  REPORT RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE SHALL BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  IF  A
DEFENDANT  HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION,
SUCH SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION SHALL BE A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03410-01-1

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