S 1364: Authorizes the attorney general to commence a special proceeding in a court hearing jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the environmental conservation law and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in the name of the people of the state.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1364 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER -- 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, in relation to authorizing the attorney general to enforce the provisions of such law and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 1-0305 to read as follows: 3 § 1-0305. Powers of the attorney general. 4 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the 5 attorney general, upon the attorney general's own initiative, is hereby 6 authorized to, in the name of the people of the state of New York, 7 enforce the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations 8 promulgated pursuant thereto by commencing a special proceeding in a 9 court having jurisdiction. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03099-01-5