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A782Assembly2017-2018 Session

Oil Spills Must Be Cleaned

Official title

“Requires oil companies to clean up any spillage occurring during oil delivery”

Sponsor J. Gary PretlowAD-89+2 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 3 of 7

Floor calendar · Jan 3

What's happening

This bill requires oil delivery companies in New York to clean up any spills within 24 hours and imposes fines for violations.

Why it matters

  1. Holds oil delivery companies directly responsible. for any spills that occur during delivery, rather than property owners or third parties, which may provide residents with clearer recourse for cleanup.

  2. Sets a strict 24-hour cleanup deadline. for companies, likely reducing the risk of environmental and property damage from prolonged oil exposure and showing a commitment to rapid environmental response.

  3. Mandates soil replacement if contaminated. , which goes beyond surface cleanup and helps ensure more thorough remediation, potentially preventing long-term soil pollution and health risks.

  4. Imposes escalating financial penalties. for repeat violations (up to $10,000), creating a stronger incentive for companies to comply and potentially encouraging better training and delivery practices to avoid spills.

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Oil Spills Must Be Cleaned

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
J. Gary Pretlow

Assembly Member · Assembly District 89

Chair, Ways and Means

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Ordered to third reading cal.58
  2. Advanced to third reading cal.259
  3. Reported
  4. Reported referred to codes
  5. Referred to economic development

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

782

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee 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 Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 309 to read as follows:

§ 309. Oil delivery spillage. 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 and one thousand dollars for each additional offense, not to exceed ten thousand dollars payable by the oil delivery company.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04458-01-7

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