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History
- Print number 7577a
- Amend and recommit to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Relates to providing notice of crude oil shipments to major facilities
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Patricia Fahy
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Title of bill
An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to notice of crude oil shipments to major facilities
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require the owner or operator of a major facility to provide notice of crude oil shipments by railroad to major facilities
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: amends the navigation law and adds a new section 174-c
Section 2: effective date
Justification
The Crude Oil Shipment Reporting bill is in response to recent accidents resulting in substantial financial and personal losses to both public and private entities due to injuries, loss of life, damages and clean up costs, all as a result of explosions and would require advance notification to first responders and officials that hazardous crude oil was being transported through the affected region enabling advanced preparation for potential rail car accidents. This bill would apply to all crude oil shipments to major facilities by rail and requires said facility to, at minimum, report the route taken to the facility within the state, the scheduled time, location, volume, and volatility of the crude oil.
The transport of crude oil by rail has increased exponentially nation-wide over the past five years, from over 9,000 carloads of crude oil in2008 to over 400,000 in 2013, and accidental spills and explosions of crude oil have increased accordingly, highlighting the need for advanced notification to affected communities. There is a heightened awareness of safety issues related to the transportation and storage of crude oil and the Crude Oil Shipment Reporting bill is one attempt to address the negative impacts that may result from an accident in transporting crude oil by rail. Rail transportation of crude oil is regulated by federal law, however, state law can require proper notification of crude oil by rail shipments.
It is necessary that reporting measures be put in place to ensure that communities are made aware and take appropriate steps in preparation of a potentially hazardous crude oil by rail accident thereby lessening the impact such an accident would have.
Prior legislative history
2015-16: A7986 (Fahy)
Fiscal implications
None to the State
Effective date
this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law
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