Provides no SPDES program fee be charged for any volunteer fire company or department, voluntary ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad determined by the department of environmental conservation to be discharging at a de minimis level.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1501
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 10, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
HAWLEY, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to state
pollutant discharge elimination system program fees for certain volun-
teer organizations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision t of section 72-0602 of the environmental
2 conservation law, as amended by section 1 of part JJ of chapter 59 of
3 the laws of 2009, is amended and a new subdivision u is added to read as
4 follows:
5 t. $100.00 for any facility, other than a municipal separate storm
6 sewer as defined by 40 CFR §122.26 (b) (8), discharging or authorized to
7 discharge pursuant to a general permit unless a specific fee is imposed
8 pursuant to subdivisions a through s of this section for such discharge
9 or authorization to discharge[.];
10 u. No fee for any P/C/I volunteer fire company or department, volun-
11 tary ambulance service or volunteer rescue squad determined by the
12 department to be discharging at a de minimis level.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
15 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary
16 for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
17 and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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