Assembly Bill A9287A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • Passed Assembly
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A9287 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8419
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 Title 23 §§17-2301 - 17-2309, §§17-0833 & 71-1947, amd §33-0103, En Con L

2023-A9287 - Summary

Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.

2023-A9287 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9287
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing nutrient inactivant applicator permits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Article 17 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 23 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 23
                SPECIAL PERMITS FOR APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT
                                INACTIVANTS
 SECTION 17-2301. DEFINITIONS.
         17-2303. NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATOR PERMITS.
         17-2305. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
         17-2307. PERMIT FEES.
         17-2309. SANCTIONS.
 § 17-2301. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   1.  "NUTRIENT  INACTIVANT  APPLICATION BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS
 THAT COMMERCIALLY APPLIES NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS.
   2. "NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS" ARE PRODUCTS USED FOR CONTROLLING PHOSPHORUS
 LEVELS IN LAKES TO PREVENT AND INHIBIT HARMFUL  ALGAL  BLOOMS  INCLUDING
 ALUMINUM  SULFATE,  SODIUM ALUMINATE, LANTHANUM, AND OTHER SUCH PRODUCTS
 AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   3. "APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  COMMERCIAL
 APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS.
   4. "NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATOR" SHALL BE A PERSON CERTIFIED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-2303 OF THIS TITLE.
   5.  "NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATOR PERMIT" SHALL MEAN A SPECIAL SPDES
 PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THIS TITLE FOR THE APPLICATION OF  NUTRIENT  INACTI-
 VANTS. SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SPDES PERMIT ISSUED UNDER TITLE
 EIGHT  OF  THIS  ARTICLE AND SHALL HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AND PRIVI-
 LEGES AS A SPDES PERMIT  ISSUED  UNDER  TITLE  EIGHT  OF  THIS  ARTICLE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A9287A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8419
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 Title 23 §§17-2301 - 17-2309, §§17-0833 & 71-1947, amd §33-0103, En Con L

2023-A9287A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the nutrient inactivant application permit to allow for the use of products used for controlling phosphorus levels in lakes or ponds to prevent and inhibit harmful algal blooms.

2023-A9287A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9287--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. LEVENBERG, BURDICK, SLATER, PAULIN, BRABENEC,
   FLOOD, WALSH -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Environ-
   mental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing nutrient inactivant application permits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 17 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 23 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 23
                SPECIAL PERMITS FOR APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT
                                INACTIVANTS
 SECTION 17-2301. DEFINITIONS.
         17-2303. NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATION PERMITS.
         17-2305. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMITS.
         17-2307. PERMIT FEES.
         17-2309. REGULATIONS.
 § 17-2301. DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   1.  "NUTRIENT  INACTIVANT  APPLICATION BUSINESS" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS
 THAT COMMERCIALLY APPLIES NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS.
   2. "NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS" SHALL MEAN  PRODUCTS  USED  FOR  CONTROLLING
 PHOSPHORUS LEVELS IN LAKES OR PONDS TO PREVENT AND INHIBIT HARMFUL ALGAL
 BLOOMS  INCLUDING  ALUMINUM  SULFATE,  SODIUM  ALUMINATE, LANTHANUM, AND
 OTHER SUCH PRODUCTS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   3. "APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  COMMERCIAL
 APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT INACTIVANTS.
   4. "NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATOR" SHALL BE A PERSON CERTIFIED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17-2303 OF THIS TITLE.
   5. "NUTRIENT INACTIVANT APPLICATION PERMIT" SHALL MEAN A SPECIAL SPDES
 PERMIT  ISSUED  UNDER THIS TITLE FOR THE APPLICATION OF NUTRIENT INACTI-
 VANTS. SUCH PERMIT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A SPDES PERMIT ISSUED UNDER TITLE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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