New York S 659: Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law

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S00659 Summary:

BILL NOS00659 

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SAME ASSAME AS A04133

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SPONSORGIANARIS

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COSPNSRADDABBO, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, MAY, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §71-4003, En Con L

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Relates to the general civil penalty of the environmental conservation law; provides that in addition to the fines, such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation and any permit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended, or a pending renewal application may be denied.

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BILL NOS00659 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/11/20251ST REPORT CAL.324

02/12/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/26/2025PASSED SENATE

03/26/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/26/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.57

01/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

01/27/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2026PASSED SENATE

02/25/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 659

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER,
 MAY, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
 vation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 general civil penalty

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 71-4003 of the environmental conservation law, as
 2 amended by chapter 99 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 § 71-4003. General civil penalty.
 5 Except as otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter, a
 6 person who violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regu-
 7 lation or order promulgated pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions
 8 of any permit, certificate or order issued thereunder, shall be liable
 9 [to] for a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, and an
 10 additional civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each
 11 day during which each such violation continues; and in addition thereto,
 12 such person may be enjoined from continuing such violation, and any
 13 permit or certificate issued to such person may be revoked or suspended,
 14 or a pending renewal application may be denied. Any civil penalty,
 15 injunctive relief, or permit or certificate revocation, suspension or
 16 denial provided for by this [chapter] section may be assessed following
 17 a hearing or opportunity to be heard.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00789-01-5

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