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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, COLTON, QUART -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  general civil penalty

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 71-4003 of the environmental conservation law, as
amended by chapter 99 of the  laws  of  2010,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 71-4003. General civil penalty.
  Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter, a
person  who  violates  any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regu-
lation or order promulgated pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions
of any permit, CERTIFICATE OR ORDER issued thereunder, shall  be  liable
[to]  FOR  a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, and an
additional civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for  each
day during which each such violation continues; AND IN ADDITION THERETO,
SUCH  PERSON  MAY  BE  ENJOINED  FROM CONTINUING SUCH VIOLATION, AND ANY
PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO SUCH PERSON MAY BE REVOKED OR SUSPENDED,
OR A PENDING RENEWAL APPLICATION MAY BE  DENIED.    Any  civil  penalty,
INJUNCTIVE  RELIEF,  OR  PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE REVOCATION, SUSPENSION OR
DENIAL provided for by this [chapter] SECTION may be assessed  following
a hearing or opportunity to be heard.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



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