Bill Text: NY S05166 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to rules and regulations of the state; requires recommendations on repealing unnecessary or otherwise burdensome rules and regulations; requires the repeal of such rules or regulations by the governor.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-04 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S05166 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05166-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5166--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 13, 2013
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       Introduced by Sens. MARCHIONE, BALL, GALLIVAN, GRISANTI, RITCHIE -- read
         twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
         Committee on Commerce, Economic  Development  and  Small  Business  --
         recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Commerce, Economic Development and
         Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee
         discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
         to said committee
       AN ACT relating to rules and regulations of the state
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Every state agency, department, public benefit corporation,
    2  or authority with legislative authorization  to  promulgate  regulations
    3  shall  prepare  and  submit  to the governor, temporary president of the
    4  senate, speaker of the assembly, minority  leaders  of  the  senate  and
    5  assembly, commissioners of the Administrative Regulations Review Commis-
    6  sion  (ARRC),  and  the department of economic development, on or before
    7  August 31, 2014, the following:
    8    a. a comprehensive list of their adopted rules and regulations;
    9    b. an explanation of the agency's or authority's need for the rule  or
   10  regulation; and
   11    c. if no longer necessary, a recommendation for repeal.
   12    S 2. On or before November 30, 2014, the department of economic devel-
   13  opment  shall review the lists developed pursuant to section one of this
   14  act and make recommendations to repeal regulations that otherwise are an
   15  impediment to economic growth and job  creation.  The  department  shall
   16  consult  with  local and regional economic development entities prior to
   17  issuing its recommendation. The  chairpersons  of  ARRC  shall  likewise
   18  review  the lists developed pursuant to section one of this act and make
   19  recommendations to repeal regulations that otherwise are  an  impediment
   20  to economic growth and job creation.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10777-02-4
       S. 5166--A                          2
    1    S 3. a. On or before December 31, 2014, the governor shall identify at
    2  least one thousand adopted rules or regulations to repeal, including any
    3  rule  or  regulation  that  is  an impediment to economic growth and job
    4  creation, which is not outweighed by substantial state regulatory inter-
    5  est.  The  governor  shall  provide a copy of this list to the temporary
    6  president of the senate, speaker of the assembly,  minority  leaders  of
    7  the senate and assembly, commissioners of the Administrative Regulations
    8  Review Commission (ARRC), and the department of economic development.
    9    b. Such rules and regulations identified for repeal shall be published
   10  in the state register for a period of no less than forty-five days.
   11    S  4.  On  or before April 1, 2015, the governor shall repeal at least
   12  one thousand rules or regulations in accordance with established  proce-
   13  dure set out in subdivision 1 of section 202 of the state administrative
   14  procedure act.
   15    S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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