Sponsor: Thiele Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Prohibits individuals, firms, corporations or associations from engaging in the killing or injuring of confined animals for the purpose of entertainment, contest or any other reason; prohibits a premises from being licensed as a "shooting preserve" for the purpose of such practice, commonly referred to as "canned hunting" or "domestic safaris"; subjects violators to civil penalties of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars for each violation. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sponsor: Schroeder Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sponsor: Crouch Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Sponsor: Lupardo Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Phases out the use of chlorinated solvents in this state, ultimately prohibiting their use completely; creates revolving loan fund to assist businesses in such phase-out and imposes registration fees and surcharges to provide monies therefor. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Repeals the Champlain Basin Compact, the Mid-Atlantic States Air Pollution Control Compact and the Delaware River Basin Water Commission Compact; makes conforming changes. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Establishes a program to provide information to consumers concerning household hazardous products; such information to be available at the point of retail sale by labels and pamphlets; provides such information should disclose hazards and inform people of environmentally safer alternatives; provides for the establishment of a hazardous product list by the department of environmental conservation. / Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Creates a permanent environmental justice advisory group; provides that the function of the group is to ensure that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic group, bears a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies; provides that advisory group to adopt a model environmental justice policy applicable to state agencies, monitor agencies on compliance with such policies; specifies responsibilities of state agencies; establishes an environmental justice interagency coordinating council. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Provides that on all publicly accessible municipally owned property where trapping is allowed, posted signage at all recognized entry points must inform readers that trapping is allowed in season and to take appropriate precautions. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Allows the use of spears, spearguns and underwater guns in commercial and recreational bass fishing. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether certain projects or actions have a significant effect on the environment; and provides such updates shall ensure the consideration of changes in science and emerging issues in environmental protection. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Authorizes the attorney general to commence a special proceeding in a court hearing jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in the name of the people of the state. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Provides that lobster permits shall be transferable between persons who each possess a food fish license. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Waives certain fishing and hunting fees for members of the United States armed forces in active service stationed within the state. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Defines refillable beverage containers and authorized manufacturers of refillable beverage containers to retain unclaimed deposits. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Establishes a registration system for saltwater recreational fishing. / Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to authorize hunting of various game. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Declares a policy of equal treatment of people of all races, cultures, religions, incomes, education levels and sexual preference in the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. / Sponsor: SQUADRON Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION