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NY S05187
Bill
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Leroy Comrie
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AI Summary
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Establishes liability for response costs and natural resource damages against any person responsible for illegal waste disposal or who causes a release of contaminants presenting substantial danger to public health, safety, or the environment
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Authorizes the Department of Environmental Conservation, state agencies, or municipalities that undertake cleanup actions to recover response costs and natural resource damages through equity actions in court
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Creates an automatic lien on all real and personal property owned by persons responsible for hazardous waste disposal once the state files a notice of lien in the county clerk's office, attaching to revenues and property whether or not the responsible party is insolvent
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Increases civil penalties for first violations to include treble damages when a person unreasonably or in bad faith fails to comply with department orders under hazardous waste titles
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Increases civil penalties for second and subsequent violations to include five times the damages when a person unreasonably or in bad faith fails to comply with department orders
Legislative Description
Relates to the recovery of costs for the response costs and damages to natural resources as a result of the illegal disposal of waste; establishes that expenditures made by the department as a result of the illegal disposal of waste shall be a lien against the person who is responsible for such illegal disposal.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/7/2026