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NY A00349
Bill
Status
1/7/2009
Primary Sponsor
Marc Alessi
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AI Summary
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Adds new section 71-3704 to Environmental Conservation Law establishing the crime of "Failure to Report Release of a Hazardous Substance"
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Makes it unlawful to fail to notify the Department of Environmental Conservation within two hours of releasing a reportable quantity of a substance hazardous or acutely hazardous to public health, safety, or the environment
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Establishes failure to report as a Class A misdemeanor, with subsequent convictions treated as a Class E felony
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Applies to any person who violates section 37-0107 of the Environmental Conservation Law and fails to meet the two-hour notification requirement
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment
Legislative Description
Provides that the failure to report a release of hazardous substances is a class A misdemeanor and any such subsequent violation shall be a class E felony.
Last Action
reported referred to rules
6/16/2010