New York A 1255: Requires disclosure of environmental conservation permit applicant's record of compliance with state, federal, and foreign environmental regulations

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A01255 Summary:

BILL NOA01255 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRRosenthal, Taylor, Simon, Cook, Glick, Rivera, Lavine, Seawright, Otis, Weprin

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MLTSPNSRMcDonough

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Add §3-0323, En Con L

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Requires applicants to the department of environmental conservation for permits to disclose information concerning other permits held and/or revoked, enforcement actions, criminal convictions, fees or fines owed, and other information relating to compliance by the applicant or any corporation of which they are an officer, director, or large stockholder with state, federal, or foreign environmental laws or regulations and certain other laws.

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BILL NOA01255 

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01/09/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1255

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, ROSENTHAL, TAYLOR, SIMON, COOK, GLICK,
 RIVERA, LAVINE, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 review of permit applicants on record of compliance

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 3-0323 to read as follows:
 3 § 3-0323. Record of compliance.
 4 Every application for a permit under this chapter shall include an
 5 inquiry on the following information regarding the applicant's record of
 6 compliance:
 7 1. Does the applicant hold any permit under this chapter?
 8 2. Has the applicant been denied a permit or has the applicant had a
 9 permit revoked or suspended under this chapter?
 10 3. Is the applicant currently the subject of an enforcement action
 11 under this chapter?
 12 4. Has the applicant, and if the applicant is a corporation, has any
 13 officer, director or large stockholder (owner of 25% or more stock) of
 14 the corporation, ever been:
 15 a. found in an administrative, civil or criminal proceeding to have
 16 violated any provision of any related order or determination of the
 17 commissioner, any regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the
 18 condition of any permit issued thereunder, or any similar statute, regu-
 19 lation, order or permit condition of any other government agency,
 20 foreign or domestic?
 21 b. an officer, director or large stockholder (owner of 25% or more
 22 stock) of a corporation which, during the time such person was an offi-
 23 cer, director or large stockholder, was determined in an administrative,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03894-01-5

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 1 civil or criminal proceeding to have violated any provision of this
 2 chapter, any related order or determination of the commissioner, any
 3 regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the condition of any
 4 permit issued thereunder, or any similar statute, regulation, order or
 5 permit condition of any other government agency, foreign or domestic?
 6 c. convicted of a criminal offense under the laws of any state or of
 7 the United States or of any other government, foreign or domestic, which
 8 involves environmental statutes or regulations or fraud, bribery, perju-
 9 ry, theft or an offense against public administration as that term is
 10 used in article one hundred ninety-five of the penal law?
 11 d. an officer, director or large stockholder (owner of 25% or more
 12 stock) of a corporation which, during the time such person was an offi-
 13 cer, director, or large stockholder, was convicted of a criminal offense
 14 under the laws of any state or the United States or of any other govern-
 15 ment, foreign or domestic, which involves environmental statutes or
 16 regulations or fraud, bribery, perjury, theft or an offense against
 17 public administration