Assembly Bill A421

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping

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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-A421 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8193
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1306
2019-2020: A1212, S2489
2021-2022: A8220, S4208
2023-2024: A3709, S1552

2017-A421 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain local municipal agencies to use surveillance cameras to combat illegal dumping.

2017-A421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    421
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing the installation of surveillance cameras
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 27-0107 of the environmental  conservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  LOCAL  ENFORCEMENT.  ANY  MUNICIPAL AGENCY HAVING AUTHORITY OVER
 LOCAL SANITIZATION OR WASTE MANAGEMENT MAY INSTALL SURVEILLANCE  CAMERAS
 AND  REVIEW  SUCH  CAMERA  FOOTAGE TO HELP IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
 ENGAGED IN ILLEGAL DUMPING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03056-01-7

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