Assembly Bill A5338

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the discharge of any radiological agent into the waters 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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2023-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5181
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-0513, En Con L

2023-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the discharge of any radiological agent into the waters of the state.

2023-A5338 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5338
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. LEVENBERG, KELLES -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting the discharge of any radiological agent into the waters of
   the state

   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 17-0513 to read as follows:
 § 17-0513. PROHIBITION AGAINST RADIOLOGICAL POLLUTION.
   1.  IT  SHALL  BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY, DIRECTLY OR INDI-
 RECTLY, TO THROW, DRAIN, RUN OR  OTHERWISE  DISCHARGE  ANY  RADIOLOGICAL
 AGENT INTO THE WATERS OF THE STATE.
   2.  FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL RESULT
 IN A FINE OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY FOR A FIRST VIOLATION,
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY FOR A SECOND VIOLATION  AND  ONE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY PER VIOLATION THEREAFTER.
   3.  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL  HAVE  JURISDICTION  TO  ENFORCE THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POWERS GRANTED  PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION SIXTY-THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08304-04-3

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