Assembly Bill A3556

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the attorney general to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and its rules and regulations in the name of the people of the state

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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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2013-A3556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1027
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2661, S3464
2011-2012: A3887, S2394
2015-2016: A1524, S962
2017-2018: S3061
2019-2020: S4338
2021-2022: S1427
2023-2024: S1517
2025-2026: S1364

2013-A3556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the attorney general to commence a special proceeding in a court hearing jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in the name of the people of the state.

2013-A3556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3556

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CAHILL,  CLARK,  O'DONNELL,  PERRY,  RIVERA  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law
  and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto

  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 1-0305 to read as follows:
S 1-0305. POWERS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
ATTORNEY  GENERAL,  UPON HIS OR HER OWN INITIATIVE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
TO, IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  ENFORCE  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
PURSUANT THERETO BY COMMENCING A SPECIAL PROCEEDING IN  A  COURT  HAVING
JURISDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00538-01-3

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