ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
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The members of The Business Council Environment Committee are unambiguously committed to environmental stewardship, and a sustainable economic future.
The Committee is comprised of Business Council members who self-select to actively participate in the committee. The members represent a cross section of the many professionals who are actively engaged in all aspects of the environmental field. The unique committee is comprised of plant managers, and environmental professionals in the field of law, engineering, geology, and policy development.
The members of the committee have been recognized for their leadership and well thought-out approach to the development and implementation of public policy. The committee’s opinion is often solicited by policy makers. The Business Council 
Environment Committee is the only party that regularly interacts with State regulators and policy makers on general environmental business matters.
Darren Suarez, Director of Government Affairs
What's New
- S.2124 (LaValle) / A.2290 (Thiele), Oppose, Zone Pricing, 5/20/13
Bill Memo - A.3364 (Sweeney), Oppose, Never Ending Manufacturing Burden, 5/20/13
Bill Memo - A.7155 (O’Donnell) / S.675 (Avella), Oppose, SEQRA Standing, 5/20/2013
Bill Memo - Statement on the Dryden Appellate Decision on Natural Gas Development (May 2, 2013)
Advocacy update
2013-2014 Legislative Memos
- A.269 (Kavanagh) / S.3596 (Lanza), Oppose, An Act to Amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in Relation to Notification of the Release of Hazardous Substances, 4/15/13
Bill Memo
Contact: Darren Suarez - A.827 (Lifton), Oppose, An Act to Amend the Environmental Conservation Law in Relation to Liens Against Expenditures, 4/12/13
Bill Memo - A.846 (Lifton) / S.4045 (Krueger), Oppose, Natural Gas Extraction Liability Act, 4/12/13
Bill Memo - A.1046 (Sweeney) / S.674 (Avella), Oppose, Uniform Treatment of Waste, 4/22/13
Bill Memo - A.1048 (Sweeney), Oppose, Mercury-Containing Thermostat Recycling, 4/12/13
Bill Memo - S.1119A (Maziarz), Support, Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Facilities and Transportation, 3/26/13
Bill Memo - A.1690 (Colton), Oppose, “Record of Compliance," 4/12/13
Bill Memo - A.2047 (Kavanaugh) / S.2769 (Parker), Oppose, Citizen Suits, 4/15/13
Bill Memo - S.2051 (Latimer) / A.6601 (Abinanti), Oppose, Authorizing local governments to require property owners to replace trees which are removed
- S.2124 (LaValle) / A.2290 (Thiele), Oppose, Zone Pricing, 5/20/13
Bill Memo - S.2522 (Maziarz), Neutral, Solar Incentive Program, 4/23/13
Bill Memo
- A.3346 (Sweeney), Oppose, Product Stewardship, 4/15/13
Bill memo - A.3364 (Sweeney), Oppose, Never Ending Manufacturing Burden, 5/20/13
Bill Memo - S.3466 (Avella) / A.6220 (Colton), Oppose, Oil and Gas Drilling Labor Mandates, 4/22/13
Bill Memo - A.3634 (Sweeney), Oppose, An Act to Amend the Environmental Conservation Law, in Relation to Establishing the Natural Gas Production Contamination Response and Compensation Program; and to Amend the State Finance Law, in Relation to Creating the New York Natural Gas Production Contamination Damage Recovery and Remediation Fund, 5/6/13
Bill Memo - S.3810 (Marcellino) / A.4753 (Englebright), Support, Licensing Professional Geologists, 4/12/13
Bill Memo - A.5424A (Sweeney), Oppose, Natural Gas Moratorium and Health Study, 3/4/13
Bill Memo - A.6327 (Sweeney), Oppose, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Limits, 4/15/13
Bill Memo - A.6328 (Sweeney) / S.4616 (Boyle), Oppose, Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products, 4/15/13
Bill Memo - A.6558 (Sweeney), Oppose, Preparation for Sea Level Rise, 4/22/13
Bill Memo - A.7155 (O’Donnell) / S.675 (Avella), Oppose, SEQRA Standing, 5/20/2013
Bill Memo
Committee News
- Environment Committee Update, April 10, 2013
- End of 2012 Legislative Session Update
- Environment Committee Update, December 3, 2012
- Committee Activities
- Revised HVHF Regulation
- Surface Coating Processes, Commercial and Industrial Adhesives, Sealants and Primer
- Air State Facility Permits
- Sulfur Content of Distillate Oils and Residual Oils
- Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
- SEQRA - Proposed Amendments to 2012
- Hurricane Sandy Storm Recovery
- Environment Committee Update, June 27, 2012
- Environment Committee Update, March 28, 2012
- New York State Budget
- EPA Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard for Future Power Plants
- Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
- SEQRA - Revised Model Environmental Assessment Forms, effective October 1, 1012
- EPA Testing in Dimock Does Not Show Contamination
- Spring Environment Conference
- Empire Energy Forum on Marcellus Shale
- Environment Committee Update, January 5, 2012
Budget Issues
Reports and Testimonies
- Business Council Comments on the Proposed Revisions to Subpart 228-1, 'Surface Coating Processes," December 28, 2012
- Business Council Comments on the Proposed Revisions to 6 NYCRR Subpart 225-1, Fuel Composition and Use - Sulfur Limitations, December 28, 2012
- Business Council Testimony to Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, An Examination of the Brownfield's Program, December 12, 2012
- Business Council Comments on High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing proposed regulation and revised GEIS
Links
- NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Issues on the Web
- Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform
- Code of Federal Regulations - Search Program
- NYS Assembly - Search Database of NYS Statutes
- NYS Department of Health/Public Health Issues
- The Government Printing Office/Search
- The Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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