Assembly Bill A4756

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires contractors 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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2015-A4756 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5393
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1320
2011-2012: A1239
2013-2014: A1603
2017-2018: A3700, S1880
2019-2020: A3369, S6876
2021-2022: A3992, S3148
2023-2024: A2550, S5160

2015-A4756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.

2015-A4756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4756

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, SCHIMEL, PERRY -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, BROOK-KRASNY, GLICK, GOTTFRIED --  read
  once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  requiring contractors 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 the state of New York. There are  many  opportunities
to reduce or recycle materials from construction and demolition, includ-
ing  metals,  cardboard,  drywall,  glass, wood and asphalt. This act is
consistent with the goals of the state's solid  waste  management  plan,
complementing other recycling and recovery programs currently in effect.
  S  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
section 27-0721 to read as follows:
S 27-0721. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE WASTE RECYCLING.
  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 OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SUCH THAT RECYCLING THEREOF
WOULD BE ILLEGAL OR UNFEASIBLE.
  (C) "RECYCLER" MEANS A RECYCLING FACILITY, TRANSFER STATION  OR  OTHER
WASTE HANDLING FACILITY PERMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE WHICH ACCEPTS
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS FOR RECYCLING OR FOR FURTHER TRANSFER
TO A RECYCLING FACILITY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06524-01-5
              

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