Senate Bill S1848

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Grants private citizens broad authorization to commence civil judicial actions under certain titles of the environmental conservation law

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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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2011-S1848 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 71 Title 45 §§71-4501 - 71-4513, amd §71-1311, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S3967

2011-S1848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "private environmental law enforcement act"; authorizes any private citizen who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected to commence civil judicial actions for injunctive or declaratory relief to remedy environmental harms under certain circumstances; provides that such action may be commenced against any person for any violation of an administrative or court order compelling an investigation or remediation of an inactive hazardous waste disposal site.

2011-S1848 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S1848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1848

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. OPPENHEIMER, DIAZ, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  granting private citizens the  right  to  initiate  civil  enforcement
  actions for violations of such law

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 71 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 45 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 45
                          PRIVATE ENVIRONMENTAL
                           LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
SECTION 71-4501. ENFORCEMENT BY PRIVATE CITIZENS.
        71-4503. NOTICE OF ACTION.
        71-4505. INTERVENTION.
        71-4507. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENTS.
        71-4509. COSTS, FEES, AND PENALTIES.
        71-4511. APPLICABILITY IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK.
        71-4513. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
S 71-4501. ENFORCEMENT BY PRIVATE CITIZENS.
  1. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 71-4503 OF THIS TITLE,  ANY
PERSON  WHO  HAS SUFFERED OR MAY SUFFER AN INJURY IN FACT, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH INJURY IS DIFFERENT IN KIND OR DEGREE FROM THAT SUFFERED BY
THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, MAY COMMENCE A CIVIL ACTION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVI-
SION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  AGAINST ANY PERSON FOR ANY VIOLATION OF AN
ADMINISTRATIVE OR COURT ORDER COMPELLING THAT PERSON TO  INVESTIGATE  OR
REMEDIATE  AN  INACTIVE  HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITE PURSUANT TO TITLE
THIRTEEN OF ARTICLE TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER OR FOR A  VIOLATION  OF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04320-02-1

              

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