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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S5314
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 1st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2021-S5314 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5904
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 37 Title 10 §§37-1001 - 37-1005, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1879, A2013
2017-2018: S3001, A2333
2019-2020: S3488, A5048
2021-S5314 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5314 SPONSOR: PALUMBO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of pentachlorophenol with regard to new or existing transmission utility poles or facilities PURPOSE: This legislation prohibits the future use of utility poles treated with Pentachlorophenol (PCP) and call for the posting of warnings to inform people about the dangers of contact with PCP on existing poles in coun- ties with a population of one million or more which draw their primary source of drinking water for the majority of residents from a designated sole source aquifer. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Article 37 of the environmental Conservation Law is amended by adding a
2021-S5314 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 5314 A. 5904 2021-2022 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y March 2, 2021 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, OTIS, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of pentachlorophenol with regard to new or exist- ing transmission utility poles or facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 10 to read as follows: TITLE X PENTACHLOROPHENOL SECTION 37-1001. DEFINITION. 37-1003. PROHIBITION. 37-1005. APPLICABILITY. § 37-1001. DEFINITION. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: "PENTACHLOROPHENOL", CAS REGISTRY NUMBER 87-86-5 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PCP, MEANS A MANUFACTURED ORGANIC CHEMICAL THAT IS USED PRIMARILY AS AN INDUSTRIAL WOOD PRESERVATIVE. § 37-1003. PROHIBITION. NO ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW; AUTHORITY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWENTY-B OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW; TELEPHONE CORPORATION, UTILITY COMPANY, OR CABLE TELEVISION COMPANY, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISIONS SEVENTEEN AND TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION TWO AND SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, RESPECTIVELY; SHALL APPLY PENTACHLOROPHENOL (PCP) TO THE OPERATION, USE, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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