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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   general civil penalty
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 71-4003 of the environmental conservation  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  99  of  the  laws  of  2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 71-4003. General civil penalty.
   Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter, a
 person who violates any provision of this chapter, or  any  rule,  regu-
 lation or order promulgated pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions
 of  any  permit, CERTIFICATE OR ORDER issued thereunder, shall be liable
 [to] FOR a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars,  and  an
 additional  civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each
 day during which each such violation continues; AND IN ADDITION THERETO,
 SUCH PERSON MAY BE ENJOINED FROM  CONTINUING  SUCH  VIOLATION,  AND  ANY
 PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO SUCH PERSON MAY BE REVOKED OR SUSPENDED,
 OR  A  PENDING  RENEWAL  APPLICATION MAY BE DENIED.   Any civil penalty,
 INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, OR PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE  REVOCATION,  SUSPENSION  OR
 DENIAL  provided for by this [chapter] SECTION may be assessed following
 a hearing or opportunity to be heard.
   § 2. 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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