Assembly Bill A7924

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Declares a policy of equal treatment in development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies

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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-A7924 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-0101, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9057

2023-A7924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels, disabilities, gender identity/expression and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.

2023-A7924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7924
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, L. ROSENTHAL, THIELE, BURDICK, DINOWITZ,
   SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   declaring a policy of equal treatment in the development and  enforce-
   ment of environmental laws, regulations and policies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1-0101 of
 the environmental conservation law is designated paragraph a and  a  new
 paragraph b is added to read as follows:
   B.  IT IS FURTHER THE POLICY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT ALL PEOPLE,
 REGARDLESS OF RACE, CULTURE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, INCOME, GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION, DISABILITY, OR COMMUNITY  OF  RESIDENCE,  SHALL  BE  TREATED
 EQUALLY  WITH RESPECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
 OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES. IT IS A BASIC RIGHT  OF
 ALL  NEW  YORKERS  TO  LIVE  AND WORK IN SAFE, HEALTHFUL, PRODUCTIVE AND
 AESTHETICALLY AND CULTURALLY PLEASING SURROUNDINGS. THIS POLICY OF ENVI-
 RONMENTAL JUSTICE IS BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF FUNDAMENTAL  FAIRNESS  THAT
 ALL  PEOPLE SHOULD BE FREE FROM ANY DISPROPORTIONATE EXPOSURE OR RISK OF
 EXPOSURE TO POLLUTION, AND FROM THE CUMULATIVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS  RESULT-
 ING  FROM THE DISPARATE CONCENTRATION OF POLLUTED SITES OR ENVIRONMENTAL
 FACILITIES LICENSED, REGULATED OR APPROVED BY STATE AGENCIES, NOR SHOULD
 PEOPLE BE DEPRIVED OF LOCALLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN SPACE  OR  OTHER  ENVIRON-
 MENTAL BENEFITS DUE TO LACK OF POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC STRENGTH.
   §  2.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 1-0101 of the
 environmental conservation law is amended to read as follows:
   It shall further be the policy of the state to foster, promote, create
 and maintain conditions under which [man] PEOPLE and nature  can  thrive
 in  harmony with each other, and achieve social, economic and technolog-
 ical progress for present and future generations by:
   § 3. 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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