Bill Text: NY S05859 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a computerized database containing information relating to the storage and handling of hazardous substances and emergency responses to the release of hazardous substances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S05859 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S05859-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5859 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the administra- tive code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a computerized database containing information relating to the storage and handling of hazardous substances and emergency responses to the release of hazardous substances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation law is 2 amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. a. The commissioner shall maintain a computerized data system which 4 shall contain information relating to the storage and handling of 5 hazardous substances and emergency responses to the release of hazardous 6 substances by any agency or responsible person. This system shall have 7 access to information stored on other computerized data systems main- 8 tained by agencies, which information shall collectively include, but 9 not be limited to, the following: 10 (1) the date and time of all notifications received by the commission- 11 er pursuant to this chapter and all relevant rules of the department and 12 the information contained in such notifications; 13 (2) the date and time of notifications received by the police and fire 14 departments, the emergency medical service, the department of transpor- 15 tation and any other agency with respect to the transport and release of 16 hazardous substances and the information contained in such notification; 17 (3) the date, time and location of all response measures, undertaken 18 or ordered to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter, a description of 19 such response measures, the hazardous substance or substances released 20 and the quantity of each hazardous substance released; 21 (4) the location of all pipelines within the city which transport or 22 are intended to transport any hazardous substance, petroleum or any EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10051-01-1S. 5859 2 1 petroleum product and for each such pipeline the location of every valve 2 or other control device which may be used to interrupt the transport of 3 such material and the owner or operator of such pipeline; 4 (5) the information required to be reported pursuant to article forty 5 of this chapter; and 6 (6) the inventory database compiled by the commissioner pursuant to 7 article forty of this chapter. 8 b. All of the information required by paragraph a of this subdivision 9 shall be made available on-line in read-only form to personnel from any 10 agency, members of the legislature and legislative staff and shall be 11 made available to members of the public. 12 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 13 adding a new section 24-613 to read as follows: 14 § 24-613 Computerized database. a. The commissioner shall maintain a 15 computerized data system which shall contain information relating to the 16 storage and handling of hazardous substances and emergency responses to 17 the release of hazardous substances by any agency or responsible person. 18 This system shall have access to information stored on other computer- 19 ized data systems maintained by agencies, which information shall 20 collectively include, but not be limited to, the following: 21 (1) the date and time of all notifications received by the commission- 22 er pursuant to this chapter and all relevant rules of the department and 23 the information contained in such notifications; 24 (2) the date and time of notifications received by the police and fire 25 departments, the emergency medical service, the department of transpor- 26 tation and any other agency with respect to the transport and release of 27 hazardous substances and the information contained in such notification; 28 (3) the date, time and location of all response measures, undertaken 29 or ordered to be undertaken pursuant to this chapter, a description of 30 such response measures, the hazardous substance or substances released 31 and the quantity of each hazardous substance released; 32 (4) the location of all pipelines within the city which transport or 33 are intended to transport any hazardous substance, petroleum or any 34 petroleum product and for each such pipeline the location of every valve 35 or other control device which may be used to interrupt the transport of 36 such material and the owner or operator of such pipeline; 37 (5) the information required to be reported pursuant to section 24-706 38 of this title; and 39 (6) the citywide facility inventory database compiled by the commis- 40 sioner pursuant to section 24-707 of this title. 41 b. All of the information required by subdivision a of this section 42 shall be made available on-line in read-only form to personnel from any 43 agency, members of the council and council staff and shall be made 44 available to members of the public. 45 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 46 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or 47 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of 48 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed 49 on or before such effective date.
