STATE OF NEW YORK
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884
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, ADDABBO, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, DILAN,
ESPAILLAT, GIANARIS, GOLDEN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY,
KLEIN, KRUEGER, LATIMER, MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, PERALTA,
PERKINS, RIVERA, SAMPSON, SANDERS, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STAVI-
SKY, STEWART-COUSINS, VALESKY -- 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
uniform treatment of waste
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 27-0903 of the environmental conservation law is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. Uniform treatment of waste. All waste resulting from the explora-
4 tion, development, extraction or production of crude oil or natural gas,
5 including but not limited to drilling fluids and produced waters, shall
6 be considered hazardous waste under the law of this state and subject to
7 all pertinent generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and
8 disposal laws and regulations, if such waste meets the definition of
9 hazardous waste set forth in subdivision three of section 27-0901 of
10 this chapter. Within six months from the effective date of this subdivi-
11 sion, the department shall make all necessary changes to bring its regu-
12 lations into compliance with this section.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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