Assembly Actions -
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Feb 26, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S4044
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
2015-S4044 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6401
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง27-1517, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2616, A4445
2011-2012: S1718, A4369
2013-2014: S706, A4823
2017-2018: A247
2015-S4044 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the establishment or conversion of medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities in any area of the state not zoned for such uses; prohibits the issuance of permits to such facilities; provides for the annual review of permits issued to previously-existing medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities located in areas not zoned for such use.
2015-S4044 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4044 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the establishment or conversion of medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities within one-half mile of any residential area, prohibiting the issuance of permits to such facilities, and providing for the annual review of permits issued to previously-existing medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities located within one mile of any residential area PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To limit the health risks associated with medical waste transfer station by ensuring that they do not operate in close proximity to densely populated areas. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This bill amends the environmental conservation law section 27-1517 by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4a(i) no facility providing for the storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of regulated medical waste shall be constructed within any area within the state which is not zoned for use by such facility or in any area which is within one half mile of a residential zoned area located within the state. (ii) no existing facility located within the state shall be converted to a facility providing for the storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of regulated medical waste unless the facility is located in an area zoned for use by such facility and such area is not within one half mile of a residential area located within the state.
2015-S4044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4044 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the establishment or conversion of medical waste treat- ment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities within one-half mile of any residential area, prohibiting the issuance of permits to such facilities, and providing for the annual review of permits issued to previously-existing medical waste treatment, storage, transfer or disposal facilities located within one mile of any residential area THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27-1517 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 4. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY: (I) NO FACILITY PROVIDING FOR THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL OF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN ANY AREA WITHIN THE STATE WHERE LOCAL ZONING LAWS PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF SUCH FACILITY OR IN ANY AREA WHICH IS WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE; AND (II) NO EXISTING FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE SHALL BE CONVERTED TO A FACILITY PROVIDING FOR THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL OF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE UNLESS THE FACILITY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA WHERE LOCAL ZONING LAWS PERMIT THE OPERATION OF SUCH FACILITY AND SUCH AREA IS NOT WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE. B. NO PERMIT AUTHORIZING THE STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, TREATMENT OR DISPOSAL OF REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY FACILITY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION BY THE DEPARTMENT OR BY ANY REGIONAL, DISTRICT OR COUNTY OFFICES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS DELEGATED RESPON- SIBILITY TO ISSUE OR REVIEW PERMITS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03559-01-5
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