Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 18, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S844
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2009-S844 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A839
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง27-1013, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A110
2009-S844 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S844 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to granting the director of a municipality the power to enforce the redemption of beverage containers at redemption centers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Grants the director of a municipality the power to enforce the redemption of beverage containers at redemption centers. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 27-1013 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1983. JUSTIFICATION : The returning of bottles and cans for the nickel deposit has become a thriving industry. When individuals collect numerous bottles and cans that have been discarded their attempts to return these recyclable items have caused individuals returning smaller amounts to be inconvenienced. Redemption centers have taken the matter into their
2009-S844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 844 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser- vation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to granting the director of a municipality the power to enforce the redemption of beverage containers at redemption centers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27-1013 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 149 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows: S 27-1013. Redemption centers. The commissioner is hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regu- lations governing (1) the circumstances in which dealers and distribu- tors, individually or collectively, are required to accept the return of empty beverage containers, and make payment therefor; (2) the sorting of the containers which a distributor may require of dealers and redemption centers; (3) the pick up of returned beverage containers by distribu- tors, including the party to whom such expense is to be charged, the frequency of such pick ups and the payment for refunds and handling fees thereon; (4) the right of dealers to restrict or limit the number of containers redeemed, the rules for redemption at the dealers' place of business, and the redemption of containers from a beverage for which sales have been discontinued, and to issue permits to persons, firms or corporations which establish redemption centers, subject to applicable provisions of local and state laws, at which redeemers and dealers may return empty beverage containers and receive payment of the refund value of such beverage containers. No dealer or distributor, as defined in section 27-1003 OF THIS TITLE, shall be required to obtain a permit to operate a redemption center at the same location as the dealer's or distributor's place of business. Operators of such redemption centers EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02716-01-9
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