Assembly Bill A1688

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires contractors in certain large cities to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7455
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง23-a, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1264, S5103
2011-2012: A903, S1107
2015-2016: A4758, S3271
2017-2018: A3699, S4103
2019-2020: A3203, S1587
2021-2022: A4155, S6228
2023-2024: A1836, S4720

2013-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.

2013-A1688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1688

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. COLTON, MAISEL, BROOK-KRASNY, CLARK, DINOWITZ,
  SCHIMEL, PERRY, MILLMAN, STEVENSON, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, KELLNER,
  LUPARDO, ROBINSON, SALADINO, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring contrac-
  tors in certain cities to recycle  construction  and  demolition  site
  waste

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

  Section 1.  Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to  signif-
icantly  reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and demoli-
tion activities in cities having populations of  one  million  or  more.
There  are  many  opportunities  to  reduce  or  recycle  materials from
construction  and  demolition,  including  metals,  cardboard,  drywall,
glass,  wood and asphalt. This act is consistent with the goals of large
cities' solid waste management plans, complementing other recycling  and
recovery programs currently in effect.
  S  2.  The general city law is amended by adding a new section 23-a to
read as follows:
  S 23-A.   CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE  WASTE  RECYCLING;  CERTAIN
CITIES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  A.  "CONTRACTOR" MEANS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY
SUBCONTRACTOR ENGAGED IN THE DEMOLITION OR WRECKING OF A  STRUCTURE  FOR
WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
  B.  "CONSTRUCTION  AND  DEMOLITION  DEBRIS"  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, METALS, CARDBOARD, DRYWALL, GLASS, WOOD, CONCRETE, BRICK AND
ASPHALT, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY  MATERIAL  THAT  IS  CONTAMINATED  BY
LEAD, ASBESTOS OR ANY OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SUCH THAT RECYCLING THER-
EOF WOULD BE ILLEGAL OR UNFEASIBLE.

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

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