S6990-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Expands the list of persons designated as peace officers to include special agents with law enforcement authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Expands the list of persons designated as peace officers to include special agents with law enforcement authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Sponsor: GRISANTI / Co-sponsor(s): AVELLA / Committee: RULES
Law Section: Criminal Procedure Law / Law: Amd S2.15, CP L

S6990-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
May 7, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 2, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 1, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.651
Apr 19, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES

S6990-2011 Meetings

Codes: May 1, 2012

S6990-2011 Calendars

S6990-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - May 1, 2012

Ayes (13): Saland, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, Nozzolio, Gianaris, Huntley, Perkins, Squadron, Espaillat
Ayes W/R (2): O'Mara, Duane
Nays (1): Parker

S6990-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6990

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to United States
Environmental Protection Agency special agents

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would expand the list of
persons designated as peace officers to include Special Agents, with
law enforcement authority of the of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 2.15 of the criminal procedure
law is amended by adding a new subdivision 28 to include special
Agents with law enforcement authority within the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.

JUSTIFICATION:
This bill is being introduced at the request of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, in order for their
special agents who presently have law enforcement authority to be
classified as Peace Officers.

Giving these agents Peace Officer status would allow these special
agents to better carry out their duties and responsibilities.

These agents are assigned to conduct investigations of environmental
crimes under statutes administered by Environmental Protection Agency;
providing technical expertise on unique or complex criminal and civil
investigations impacting environmental programs for air, water,
taxies, pesticides, radiation, and solid waste pollution control;
providing legal support for enforcement actions; and responding to
incidents of national significance in support of anti-terrorism and
counter-terrorism efforts. These special agents work with federal,
tribal, state, local, and international law enforcement in pursuing
cases against violators.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-10: S.3001/Codes

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S6990-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          6990
 I N  SENATE
 April 19, 2012
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to United States
 Environmental Protection Agency special agents
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section  2.15 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 28 to read as follows:

 28. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SPECIAL AGENTS  WITH
 LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04492-03-2

S6990-2011: Expands the list of persons designated as peace officers to include special agents with law enforcement authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency