Assembly Bill A10490

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits waste transfer stations from being located near public housing projects

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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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2017-A10490 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6829
2011-2012: A919
2013-2014: A967
2015-2016: A5903
2019-2020: A4989
2021-2022: A1232

2017-A10490 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits marine solid waste transfer stations from being located near public housing projects.

2017-A10490 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10490
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEAWRIGHT  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  marine solid waste transfer stations located in proximity
   to public housing projects in certain cases
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 27-0721 to read as follows:
 § 27-0721. MARINE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION OR FACILITIES.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF STATE OR  LOCAL  LAW  OR
 REGULATION,  NEITHER  THE DEPARTMENT NOR ANY LOCAL AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OR
 AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A PERMIT, REGULATION, OR RENEW A PERMIT OR APPROVE
 AN APPLICATION FOR THE EXPANSION, CONSTRUCTION, RELOCATION, REACTIVATION
 OR OPERATION OF A MARINE SOLID WASTE TRANSFER STATION OR FACILITY  IN  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHERE ANY PART OF SUCH
 STATION OR FACILITY IS TO BE LOCATED WITHIN  EIGHT  HUNDRED  FEET  OF  A
 HOUSING  PROJECT  AS THE TERM PROJECT IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN
 OF SECTION THREE OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05527-01-7

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