Bill Text: NY A07971 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 7971 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prevents individuals from being denied standing in private actions alleging violations of the environmental quality review provisions of the environmental conservation law solely on the basis that the injury alleged by such individual does not differ in kind or degree from the injury that would be suffered by the public at large.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - advanced to third reading cal.462 [A07971 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7971

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 29, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. O'DONNELL, ENGLEBRIGHT, PAULIN, LIFTON, COLTON,
          GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, PEOPLES-STOKES, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. COOK, DINOWITZ, GALEF, GLICK, PERRY, THIELE  --  read  once  and
          referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          enacting the environmental access to justice act

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

     1    Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "environ-
     2  mental access to justice act".
     3    § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
     4  section 8-0119 to read as follows:
     5  § 8-0119. Standing.
     6    If a person institutes a proceeding under article seventy-eight of the
     7  civil  practice  law and rules alleging violations of this article, such
     8  person shall not be denied standing solely on the grounds that the inju-
     9  ry alleged by such person does not differ in kind  or  degree  from  the
    10  injury that would be suffered by the public at large.
    11    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11991-01-9