NY State Senate Bill 2009-S3425

Senate Bill S3425

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to collect discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
May 13, 2009	reported and committed to finance
Mar 18, 2009	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

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2009-S3425 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6103
Current Committee:: Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; add §120-dd, Gen Muni L; amd §54-0701, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A4599
2013-2014: A5627
2015-2016: A819
2017-2018: A2858

2009-S3425 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to collect discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; encourages municipalities to establish and implement recyclables recovery programs for the collection of recyclable materials that are discarded in their parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; provides state assistance for such programs

2009-S3425 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3425

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,
in relation to requiring the collection of recyclable materials at
state parks, historic sites and recreational facilities; to amend the
general municipal law, in relation to encouraging municipalities to
establish and implement programs for the collection of recyclable
materials that are discarded in parks, playgrounds, historic sites and
other recreational facilities; and to amend the environmental
conservation law, in relation to providing state assistance therefor
to municipalities


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL :
The bill would reduce waste management costs for State and local
governments by requiring recycling in parks, historic sites and other
facilities, as well as encouraging users of these facilities to carry
out the waste they generate.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
The bill amends the parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law to
require the Office of parks, Recreation and Historic preservation to
establish recycling programs in all State parks, historic sites and
recreational facilities under its jurisdiction. similarly, the General
Municipal Law is amended to require local governments to do the same.

In addition OPRHP and local governments are required to post signs in
these facilities encouraging users to carry out their waste. The bill
also allows municipalities to apply to grants from the Environmental
Protection Fund to support these recycling programs.

 JUSTIFICATION :.
The State and local governments should set the standard for recycling
in their facilities, thereby encouraging others to do the same. Not
only will this reduce garbage generated in the facilities, but reduce
costs of garbage removal. OPRHP and some municipalities have initiated
some voluntary recycling programs. This bill would ensure that these
recycling programs continue, regardless of changes in policy or
management.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2007-08: S.7505

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :
The bill should reduce waste management costs for state and local
governments in facilities they operate and encourage the removal of
garbage generated by users of these facilities.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act would take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2009-S3425 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3425

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to requiring the collection of recyclable materials at state
  parks, historic sites and recreational facilities; to amend the gener-
  al municipal law, in relation to encouraging municipalities to  estab-
  lish and implement programs for the collection of recyclable materials
  that  are  discarded  in  parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other
  recreational facilities; and to amend the  environmental  conservation
  law,  in  relation  to  providing state assistance therefor to munici-
  palities

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23. (A) ESTABLISH AND  IMPLEMENT  A  PROGRAM  FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF
RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS  THAT ARE DISCARDED IN STATE PARKS, HISTORIC SITES
AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. SUCH RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS  SHALL  INCLUDE,
BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH SUCH
PARK, HISTORIC SITE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY THE OFFICE  SHALL  INSTALL
BINS  FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. THE OFFICE SHALL REGU-
LARLY COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS
COLLECTED.
  (B)  POST  SIGNS  IN THOSE PORTIONS OF STATE PARKS, HISTORIC SITES AND
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH DO NOT HAVE  TRASH  RECEPTACLES,  STATING
"PLEASE  TAKE  ANY  TRASH YOU GENERATE WHILE UPON THIS FACILITY WITH YOU
FOR DISPOSAL WHEN YOU REACH A TRASH RECEPTACLE."
  S 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
120-dd to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09126-01-9

S. 3425                             2

  S  120-DD. COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL IN PARKS. 1. EACH MUNICI-
PALITY IS ENCOURAGED TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  RECYCLABLES  RECOVERY
PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE DISCARDED IN
MUNICIPAL  PARKS,  PLAYGROUNDS,  HISTORIC  SITES  AND OTHER RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES.  SUCH RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO, METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER.  IN  EACH  SUCH  PARK,  PLAYGROUND,
HISTORIC  SITE  AND  OTHER  RECREATIONAL FACILITY THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL
INSTALL BINS FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE  MATERIAL.    THE  MUNICI-
PALITIES  SHALL  REGULARLY  COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECYCLING OF THE
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED.
  2. ANY MUNICIPALITY ELECTING TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  RECYCLABLES
RECOVERY  PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR STATE ASSISTANCE FOR A RECYCLING PROJECT  PURSUANT
TO  TITLE  SEVEN OF ARTICLE FIFTY-FOUR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW.
  3. EACH MUNICIPALITY IS ENCOURAGED TO POST SIGNS IN THOSE PORTIONS  OF
PARKS,  PLAYGROUNDS,  HISTORIC  SITES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES,
WHICH DO NOT HAVE TRASH RECEPTACLES, STATING "PLEASE TAKE ANY TRASH  YOU
GENERATE  WHILE  UPON  THIS FACILITY WITH YOU TO BE DISPOSED OF WHEN YOU
REACH A TRASH RECEPTACLE."
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 54-0701 of the  environmental  conserva-
tion  law,  as amended by chapter 146 of the laws of 2000, is amended to
read as follows:
  3. "Recyclables recovery program" means  a  program  undertaken  by  a
municipality  consistent  with  requirements  of  [section] SECTIONS one
hundred twenty-aa AND/OR ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-DD of the general  municipal
law  to  provide  for the environmentally sound recovery of recyclables,
primarily  involving  the  collection,  aggregation  and  processing  of
recyclable  materials for their use as raw materials for new products or
for other useful purposes other than for energy recovery, through facil-
ities  planned,  designed  and  constructed  to   ensure   environmental
protection  and  to  maximize  the potential for recyclables recovery. A
recyclables recovery program also shall mean planning,  educational  and
promotional activities to increase public awareness of and participation
in  recycling. Such program shall have been approved by the commissioner
and undertaken consistent with any local  solid  waste  management  plan
pursuant to section 27-0107 of this chapter.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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Jose M. Serrano