Senate Bill S3061

2017-2018 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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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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2017-S3061 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1-0305, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3464
2011-2012: S2394
2013-2014: S1027
2015-2016: S962
2019-2020: S4338
2021-2022: S1427
2023-2024: S1517
2025-2026: S1364

2017-S3061 (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.

2017-S3061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3061
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  BAILEY,  DIAZ, HOYLMAN, KLEIN, KRUEGER,
   SAVINO -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed 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:
 § 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08494-01-7

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