Assembly Bill A10779

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to liquified natural gas storage facilities and transportation

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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-A10779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A10793 ,
S7313 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง23-1706, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4202

2011-A10779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts certain storage facilities and related transportation from provisions of the liquified natural and petroleum gas act.

2011-A10779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10779

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 18, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cahill) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  amending  the  liquified  natural  and petroleum gas act to exempt the
  storage and transportation of small quantities  of  liquified  natural
  gas

  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 23-1706 to read as follows:
S 23-1706. EXEMPTIONS.
  THIS  ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS FACILITY WITH A
COMBINED STORAGE CAPACITY OF FORTY THOUSAND  GALLONS  OR  LESS  THAT  IS
LOCATED  OUTSIDE OF ANY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,
PROVIDED THAT THE  FACILITY  AND  ASSOCIATED  TRANSPORTATION  ACTIVITIES
SHALL  COMPLY WITH NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION CODES AND STAND-
ARDS APPLICABLE TO THE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF  LIQUIFIED  NATURAL
GAS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15661-04-2

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