Assembly Bill A1767

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A1767 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-0703, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10704

2023-A1767 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to undertake a review of the regulations governing the permitting of landfills and transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest scientific information.

2023-A1767 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1767
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   directing the department of environmental conservation to undertake  a
   review  of  the  regulations governing the permitting of landfills and
   transfer stations to ensure that such regulations integrate the latest
   scientific information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  27-0703 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL UNDERTAKE A REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS  GOVERN-
 ING  THE PERMITTING OF LANDFILLS AND TRANSFER STATIONS, INCLUDING SITING
 AND EXPANSION, TO ENSURE THAT  SUCH  REGULATIONS  INTEGRATE  THE  LATEST
 SCIENTIFIC  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  IMPACTS  OF  SUCH FACILITIES ON
 VULNERABLE POPULATIONS  SUCH  AS  CHILDREN  AND  SENIORS,  DISADVANTAGED
 COMMUNITIES,  WATER,  AND  THE ENVIRONMENT.   ON OR BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSER-
 VATION SHALL POST A REPORT CONTAINING THE FINDINGS FROM SUCH  REVIEW  ON
 ITS WEBSITE.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04895-01-3

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