Requires oil companies to clean up any spillage occurring during oil delivery within 24 hours; imposes a fine of $500 for the first offense with $1000 for each additional offense.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7303
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring oil
companies to clean up spillage occurring during a delivery
PURPOSE OF BILL:
Requires oil companies to clean up spillage occurring during a delivery.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The general business law is amended by adding a new section 309 to read
as follows: Any spillage occurring in the course of oil delivery shall
be cleaned up by the oil delivery company within twenty-four hours. If
the spill affects soil, the clean up shall include replacing the
affected soil with new soil. Violation of this section shall result in a
fine of five hundred dollars for the first offense, not to exceed ten
thousand dollars payable by the oil delivery company.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
01/09/17 referred to economic development
04/25/17 reported referred to codes 05/02/17 reported
05/04/17 advanced to third reading cal.259
01/03/18 ordered to third reading cal.58 2019-2020 referred to economic
development
2021-2022 A1764 economic development
2023-2024 A4774 referred to economic development
JUSTIFICATION:
Recently, people have been becoming increasingly aware of all of the
environmental problems that are affecting our area. Environmental disas-
ters are no longer tolerated. All companies, including those who work
with oil must take extra steps to. ensure that the environment will not
be harmed. If something happens then the company must be held responsi-
ble for the clean up. Oil is a hazardous substance that can kill trees
and shrubbery when it seeps into the ground. We must do everything
possible to provide a clean and safe environment.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7303
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 25, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring oil
companies to clean up spillage occurring during a delivery
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 309 to read as follows:
3 § 309. Oil delivery spillage. Any spillage occurring in the course of
4 oil delivery shall be cleaned up by the oil delivery company within
5 twenty-four hours. If the spill affects soil the clean up shall include
6 replacing the affected soil with new soil. Violation of this section
7 shall result in a fine of five hundred dollars for the first offense and
8 one thousand dollars for each additional offense, not to exceed ten
9 thousand dollars payable by the oil delivery company.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11003-01-5
