Assembly Actions -
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Jan 23, 2014 |
print number 2295a |
Jan 23, 2014 |
amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes |
Jan 15, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2295A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S2295 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §270.08, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S4696
2011-2012: S1074
2013-S2295 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2295 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful defilement of a water supply PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would establish the new crime of unlawful defilement of a water supply. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Presently, there is currently no specific crime of to specifically punish the defilement of a water supply. This bill would amend the Penal Law to create a new crime of unlawful defilement of a water supply. Pursuant to this bill, a person would be guilty of this crime if he intentionally introduces, places or causes to be introduced or placed, into a water supply, a defiling agent with the intent to cause the sickness, physical injury severe disfigurement or death of another human being, or with the reckless disregard of causing the sickness, physical injury, severe disfigurement, or death of another human being, or with the intent to cause irreparable harm to such water supply, or to disturb the public peace. This bill would define "water supply" to mean any public or private transmission facility, treatment facility source of supply facility, well or reservoir, which provides potable water for residential, commercial, industrial and/or fire service needs and would define
2013-S2295 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2295 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful defilement of a water supply THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.08 to read as follows: S 270.08 UNLAWFUL DEFILEMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "WATER SUPPLY" MEANS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE TRANSMISSION FACILITY, TREATMENT FACILITY, SOURCE OF SUPPLY FACILITY, WELL OR RESERVOIR, WHICH PROVIDES POTABLE WATER FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND/OR FIRE SERVICE NEEDS. (B) "DEFILING AGENT" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL OR RADIOACTIVE AGENT OR SUBSTANCE, WHICH IS CAPABLE, WHEN INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY, OF CAUSING THE SICKNESS, PHYSICAL INJURY, SEVERE DISFIG- UREMENT, OR DEATH OF A HUMAN BEING, OR CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM TO SUCH WATER SUPPLY, OR CAUSING A DISTURBANCE TO THE PUBLIC PEACE. A DEFILING AGENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE A SUBSTANCE WHICH IS INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY BY ANY MUNICIPAL OR STATE ENTITY, OR WHICH IS INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY BY ANY AGRICULTURAL OR INDUSTRIAL ENTITY AS A RESULT OF ITS ORDINARY LAWFUL OPERATIONS. 2. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL DEFILEMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY WHEN HE INTENTIONALLY INTRODUCES, PLACES, OR CAUSES TO BE INTRODUCED OR PLACED, INTO A WATER SUPPLY, A DEFILING AGENT WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE THE SICK- NESS, PHYSICAL INJURY, SEVERE DISFIGUREMENT OR DEATH OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING, OR WITH THE RECKLESS DISREGARD OF CAUSING THE SICKNESS, PHYSICAL INJURY, SEVERE DISFIGUREMENT, OR DEATH OF ANOTHER HUMAN BEING, OR WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE IRREPARABLE HARM TO SUCH WATER SUPPLY, OR TO DISTURB THE PUBLIC PEACE. UNLAWFUL DEFILEMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY SHALL BE A CLASS B 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.
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S2295A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §270.08, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S4696
2011-2012: S1074
2013-S2295A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Creates the crime of unlawful defilement of a water supply; provides that a person is guilty of such crime when he introduces, places, or causes to be introduced or placed a defiling agent into a water supply; makes definitions; establishes such crime as a class B felony.
2013-S2295A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2295A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful defilement of a water supply PURPOSE: This bill would establish the new crime of unlawful defilement of a water supply. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Presently, there is currently no specific crime of to specifically punish the defilement of a water supply. This bill would amend the Penal Law to create a new crime of unlawful defilement of a water supply. Pursuant to this bill, a person would be guilty of this crime if he intentionally introduces, places or causes to be introduced or placed, into a water supply, a defiling agent with the intent to cause the sickness, physical injury severe disfigurement or death of another human being, or with the reckless disregard of causing the sickness, physical injury, severe disfigurement, or death of another human being, or with the intent to cause irreparable harm to such water supply, or to disturb the public peace and shall include any substance which is the by-product of the practice of conducting hydraulic fracturing for the acquisition of natural gas or oil. This bill would define "water supply" to mean any public or private transmission facility, treatment facility source of supply facility, well or reservoir, which provides potable water for residential,
2013-S2295A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2295--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BALL, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful defilement of a water supply THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.08 to read as follows: S 270.08 UNLAWFUL DEFILEMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "WATER SUPPLY" MEANS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE TRANSMISSION FACILITY, TREATMENT FACILITY, SOURCE OF SUPPLY FACILITY, WELL OR RESERVOIR, WHICH PROVIDES POTABLE WATER FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND/OR FIRE SERVICE NEEDS. (B) "DEFILING AGENT" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL OR RADIOACTIVE AGENT OR SUBSTANCE, WHICH IS CAPABLE, WHEN INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY, OF CAUSING THE SICKNESS, PHYSICAL INJURY, SEVERE DISFIG- UREMENT, OR DEATH OF A HUMAN BEING, OR CAUSING IRREPARABLE HARM TO SUCH WATER SUPPLY, OR CAUSING A DISTURBANCE TO THE PUBLIC PEACE; AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY SUBSTANCE WHICH IS THE BY-PRODUCT OF THE PRACTICE OF CONDUCTING HYDRAULIC FRACTURING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NATURAL GAS OR OIL. A DEFILING AGENT SHALL NOT INCLUDE A SUBSTANCE WHICH IS INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY BY ANY MUNICIPAL OR STATE ENTITY, OR WHICH IS INTRODUCED OR PLACED INTO A WATER SUPPLY BY ANY AGRICULTURAL OR INDUSTRIAL ENTITY AS A RESULT OF ITS ORDINARY LAWFUL OPERATIONS. 2. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL DEFILEMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY WHEN HE OR SHE, AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR ACTING IN THE COURSE OF AN INDUSTRIAL PRAC- TICE, INTENTIONALLY INTRODUCES, PLACES, OR CAUSES TO BE INTRODUCED OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05826-02-4
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