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Assembly Actions -
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held for consideration in environmental conservation |
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referred to environmental conservation |
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referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A9213
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BURLING
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Stephen Hawley
Joseph Errigo
George Amedore
multi-Sponsors
James Bacalles
Peter Lopez
Marcus Molinaro
Robert Oaks
2009-A9213 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9213 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9213
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to allowing towns having populations of less than twenty thou-
sand persons to burn brush without a permit
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Allows a municipality with a population
of 20,000 or less to adopt a local law, ordinance, or resolution which
exempts such municipality from any code, rule, regulation or standard
that would restrict the burning of garbage, refuse or rubbish and
provides for the exemption of open fires on land possessed by a single
family or utilized as part of a farm operation, at local option.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the section 9-1105 of
the environmental conservation law by adding a new subsection 7, which
authorizes any city or village, or any town with a total town popu-
lation, including incorporated or unincorporated areas, of less than
20,000 to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances, or resolutions to
exempt such municipality from any code, rule, regulation or standard
that would restrict the burning of garbage, refuse or rubbish, in an
open fire. In addition, authorizes any city or village, or any town with
a total town population, including incorporated or unincorporated areas,
of less than 20,000 to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances, or resol-
utions which exempt such municipality from any code, rule, regulation or
standard that would restrict the burning of garbage, refuse or rubbish,
in an open fire on land possessed by a single family, a member of which
2009-A9213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9213
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
October 28, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BURLING -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
allowing towns having populations of less than twenty thousand persons
to burn brush without a permit
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 9-1105 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. (A) EXEMPTION. ANY CITY OR VILLAGE, OR ANY TOWN WITH A TOTAL TOWN
POPULATION, INCLUDING INCORPORATED OR UNINCORPORATED AREAS, OF LESS THAN
TWENTY THOUSAND IS HEREBY FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND
AMEND LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR RESOLUTIONS WHICH EXEMPT SUCH MUNICI-
PALITY FROM ANY CODE, RULE, REGULATION OR STANDARD THAT WOULD RESTRICT
THE BURNING OF GARBAGE, REFUSE OR RUBBISH, AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION,
IN AN OPEN FIRE. IN ADDITION, ANY CITY OR VILLAGE, OR ANY TOWN WITH A
TOTAL TOWN POPULATION, INCLUDING INCORPORATED OR UNINCORPORATED AREAS,
OF LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND IS HEREBY FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED
TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, OR RESOLUTIONS WHICH EXEMPT
SUCH MUNICIPALITY FROM ANY CODE, RULE, REGULATION OR STANDARD THAT WOULD
RESTRICT THE BURNING OF GARBAGE, REFUSE OR RUBBISH, AS DEFINED IN THIS
SECTION, IN AN OPEN FIRE ON LAND POSSESSED BY A SINGLE FAMILY, A MEMBER
OF WHICH IS THE OWNER, OCCUPANT OR LESSEE OF SAID LAND, OR ANY PART OF A
FARM ON WHICH ONLY ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WASTE IS GENERATED AS A RESULT OF
THE OPERATION OF SUCH FARM.
(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS
SHALL APPLY:
(I) "OPEN FIRE" SHALL MEAN ANY OUTDOOR FIRE OR OUTDOOR SMOKE PRODUCING
PROCESS FROM WHICH AIR CONTAMINANTS ARE EMITTED DIRECTLY INTO THE
OUTDOOR ATMOSPHERE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14871-02-9
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