Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jun 25, 2015 |
recommitted to rules |
Jun 15, 2015 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1553 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 30, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5078
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S5078 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2560
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง17-0709, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A5152
2013-2014: A4328
2015-S5078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5078 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wet weather discharges from sanitary sewers PURPOSE: Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to consider certain measures including a community's financial capabilities, affordability of control options, and effectiveness and affordability of control technologies, before issuing permits for discharge. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: The environmental conservation law is amended by stipulating the DEC Commissioner or his or her representative consider the following before issuing a discharge permit in conjunction with the federal Water Pollution Control Act: A. A community's financial capabilities and ability to raise or secure necessary funding. B. The affordability of control options. C. An evaluation of the effectiveness and affordability of control technologies. D. Promotion of green infrastructure. E. Reducing economic impacts on regulated entities, other state and local government entities, and residents. F. Allowing for reasonable accommodations for regulated entitles and other state and local governmental entities when inflexible standards
2015-S5078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5078 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MURPHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wet weather discharges from sanitary sewers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 17-0709 to read as follows: S 17-0709. FACTORS FOR THE COMMISSIONER TO CONSIDER WHEN ISSUING PERMITS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING, TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS CHAPTER AND THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT FOR ALL PERMITS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR ANY DISCHARGES CONSISTING OF COMBINED SEWER OVER- FLOWS, REQUIRING AND APPROVING LONG-TERM CONTROL PLANS FOR WET WEATHER DISCHARGES FROM COMBINED OR SEPARATE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS, OR ENFORC- ING PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECS. 1251 ET SEQ.: A. LIMITATIONS ON A COMMUNITY'S FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES AND ABILITY TO RAISE OR SECURE NECESSARY FUNDING; B. AFFORDABILITY OF CONTROL OPTIONS; C. AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND AFFORDABILITY OF CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; D. PROMOTION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; E. REDUCING ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON REGULATED ENTITIES, OTHER STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND RESIDENTS; F. ALLOWING FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR REGULATED ENTITIES AND OTHER STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WHEN INFLEXIBLE STANDARDS AND FINES WOULD IMPOSE A DISPROPORTIONATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN LIGHT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO BE GAINED; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04448-01-5
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