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A1837Assembly2019-2020 Session

Revoke Permits for Lawbreakers

Official title

“Requires the department of environmental conservation to revoke any permit issued by the department if the permittee is in violation of any state or federal law”

Sponsor Aileen GuntherAD-100Affects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Environmental Conservation
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Environmental Conservation

What's happening

This bill requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to revoke permits if the permit holder violates any state or federal law.

Why it matters

  1. Strengthens accountability for permit holders. By mandating permit revocation for any state or federal law violation, the bill creates stricter consequences for companies and individuals, incentivizing better compliance with laws beyond just environmental regulations.

  2. Expands grounds for revocation. The bill applies not only to violations discovered during the permit’s lifetime but also to those committed during the application process, potentially uncovering past misconduct that might otherwise go unaddressed.

  3. Could impact a broad range of industries. Since permits issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation cover activities like waste management, water use, emissions, and land development, this policy could have significant operational and financial implications for affected businesses and public projects throughout New York.

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Who cares

  • Department of Environmental Conservation

    The commissioner would have to issue rules requiring the department to revoke permits for current state or federal law violations or violations during the permit application process.

  • DEC permit holders

    They would face mandatory permit revocation for violations of any state or federal law, not just environmental laws.

  • DEC permit applicants

    Violations of state or federal law during the application process would become grounds for revoking a permit after issuance.

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Revoke Permits for Lawbreakers

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Aileen Gunther

Assembly Member · Assembly District 100

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Referred to environmental conservation
  2. Referred to environmental conservation

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

1837

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 17, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to require the department of environmental conservation to revoke any permit issued by the department if the permittee is in violation of any state or federal law

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The commissioner of environmental conservation shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring the department of environmental conservation to revoke any permit issued by the department if the permittee is currently in violation of any state or federal law or has violated state or federal law during the permit application process.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD01630-01-9

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