A07625 Summary:
BILL NO | A07625 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S05751-A |
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SPONSOR | Fahy |
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COSPNSR | McDonald, Steck, Ortiz, Galef, Brindisi, Mosley, Barrett, Gottfried, Duprey, Linares, Skoufis, Stirpe, Lopez, Rosenthal, Otis, Dinowitz, Thiele, Kavanagh, Hunter, Harris, Sepulveda |
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MLTSPNSR | Glick, Lupardo, Simon |
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Amd S181, add S181-f, Nav L | |
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Relates to financial liability for major facilities, vessels, and railroads. |
A07625 Actions:
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05/20/2015 | referred to environmental conservation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/27/2015 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/15/2015 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/16/2015 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | rules report cal.572 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2015 | ordered to third reading rules cal.572 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2015 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2015 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/24/2015 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/06/2016 | ordered to third reading cal.304 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/29/2016 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
A07625 Committee Votes:
Go to topA07625 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Silver
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
ER
Lupinacci
ER
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Curran
ER
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Persaud
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Markey
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barron
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Borelli
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Miller
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
ER
Roberts
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
ER
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
ER
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walker
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
ER
Butler
Yes
Gantt
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
ER
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Wright
ER
Clark
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lopez
ER
Palumbo
Yes
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Harris
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tedisco
ER
Bichotte
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Blake
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Joyner
ER
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titus
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Finch
ER
Kaminsky
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brennan
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Brindisi
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buchwald
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Butler
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Kolb
No
Nojay
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Wozniak
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Giglio
No
Lalor
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
ER
Wright
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Colton
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Cook
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Linares
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A07625 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7625 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 20, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, McDONALD, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to financial responsi- bility for the liability of a major facility or vessel The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 181 of the navi- 2 gation law, as amended by chapter 584 of the laws of 1992 and subpara- 3 graphs (ii) and (iii) as amended by chapter 585 of the laws of 1992 and 4 as further amended by section 104 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 5 2011, is amended and a new paragraph (f) is added to read as follows: 6 (e) (i) The owner or operator of a major facility or a vessel shall 7 establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial respon- 8 sibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability established pursuant 9 to paragraph (a) of this subdivision. A person may not cause or permit 10 the operation of a major facility or vessel in the state until the 11 person has furnished to the department, and the department has approved 12 such evidence. The owner or operator of any vessel which demonstrates 13 financial responsibility pursuant to the requirements of the Federal Oil 14 Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), shall be deemed to have 15 demonstrated financial responsibility in accordance with this paragraph. 16 (ii) [The commissioner in consultation with the superintendent of17financial services may promulgate regulations requiring the owner or18operator of a major facility other than a vessel to establish and main-19tain evidence of financial responsibility in an amount not to exceed20twenty-five dollars, per incident, for each barrel of total petroleum21storage capacity at the facility, subject to a maximum of one million22dollars per incident per facility in an aggregate not to exceed two23million dollars per facility per year; provided, however, that if the24owner or operator establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner25that a lesser amount will be sufficient to protect the environment andEXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10958-03-5A. 7625 2 1public health, safety and welfare, the commissioner shall accept2evidence of financial responsibility in such lesser amount. In determin-3ing the sufficiency of the amount of financial responsibility required4under this section, the commissioner and the superintendent of financial5services shall take into consideration facility size, storage capacity,6throughput, proximity to environmentally sensitive areas, type of petro-7leum handled, and other factors relevant to the risks posed by the class8or category of facility, as well as the availability and affordability9of pollution liability insurance. Any regulations promulgated pursuant10to this subparagraph shall not take effect until forty-eight months11after the effective date of this section.12(iii)] Financial responsibility under this paragraph may be estab- 13 lished by any one or a combination of the following methods acceptable 14 to the commissioner in consultation with the superintendent of financial 15 services: evidence of insurance, surety bonds, guarantee, letter of 16 credit, qualification as a self-insurer, or other evidence of financial 17 responsibility, including certifications which qualify under the Federal 18 Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 19 [(iv)] (iii) The liability of a third-party insurer providing proof of 20 financial responsibility on behalf of a person required to establish and 21 maintain evidence of financial responsibility under this section is 22 limited to the type of risk assumed and the amount of coverage specified 23 in the proof of financial responsibility furnished to and approved by 24 the department. For the purposes of this section, the term "third-party 25 insurer" means a third-party insurer, surety, guarantor, person furnish- 26 ing a letter of credit, or other group or person providing proof of 27 financial responsibility on behalf of another person; it does not 28 include the person required to establish and maintain evidence of such 29 financial responsibility. 30 (f) (i) Acceptance of proof of financial responsibility shall expire: 31 (1) one year from its issuance for self-insurance; 32 (2) on the effective date of a change in the surety bond, guarantee, 33 insurance agreement, letter of credit, or other proof of financial 34 responsibility; or 35 (3) on the expiration or cancellation of the surety bond, guarantee, 36 insurance agreement, letter of credit, or other proof of financial 37 responsibility. 38 (ii) The person whose proof of financial responsibility is accepted by 39 the department under this section shall notify the department at least 40 thirty days before the effective date of a change, expiration or cancel- 41 lation in the surety bond, guarantee, insurance agreement, letter of 42 credit, or other proof of financial responsibility. Application for 43 renewal of acceptance of proof of financial responsibility under this 44 section must be filed at least thirty days before the date of expira- 45 tion. 46 (iii) The department, after notice and hearing, may revoke acceptance 47 of proof of financial responsibility if it determines that: 48 (1) acceptance was procured by fraud or misrepresentation; or 49 (2) a change of circumstance has occurred other than a change speci- 50 fied in clauses one through three of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 51 which would have warranted denial of the application. 52 (iv) Upon acceptance and approval of proof of financial responsibility 53 under this section, the department shall issue to the applicant a 54 certificate stating that the state's financial responsibility require- 55 ments have been satisfied. The certificate must include the name of theA. 7625 3 1 major facility, vessel, or pipeline for which it is issued and the expi- 2 ration date of the certificate. 3 § 2. The navigation law is amended by adding a new section 181-f to 4 read as follows: 5 § 181-f. Railroad financial preparedness. 1. The department shall 6 annually require a railroad company that transports crude oil in the 7 state to submit information relating to the railroad company's ability 8 to pay in the event of a discharge involving the transport of crude oil. 9 The information submitted to the department must include a statement of 10 whether the railroad has the ability to pay for discharges resulting 11 from a reasonable worst case discharge as determined by the department 12 pursuant to rules and regulations. For the purposes of this section: 13 a. "Crude oil" shall mean any naturally occurring hydrocarbons coming 14 from the earth that are liquid at twenty-five degrees Celsius and one 15 atmosphere of pressure including, but not limited to, crude oil, bitumen 16 and diluted bitumen, synthetic crude oil, and natural gas well conden- 17 sate. 18 b. "Railroad" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdivision 19 twenty-four of section two of the transportation law. 20 c. "Railroad company" shall have the same meaning as provided in 21 subdivision twenty-five of section two of the transportation law. 22 d. "Street railroad" shall have the same meaning as provided in subdi- 23 vision twenty-nine of section two of the transportation law. 24 2. The department shall make such information available on its public 25 website not later than February first of each year. In addition, the 26 department shall also provide recommendations to the legislature on how 27 to address any financial deficiencies identified by railroad companies. 28 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 29 it shall have become a law.