Senate Bill S8693

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings

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

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2017-S8693 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11171
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2163, A727
2021-2022: S1794, A5753
2023-2024: S964, A821, A9164

2017-S8693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings.

2017-S8693 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8693
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner  of  environmental
   conservation  to  conduct  a  study  on  food waste initiatives and to
   provide recommendations based on the study's findings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following
 terms shall have the following meanings:
   1. "agency" means any state department, agency, board, public  benefit
 corporation, public authority, or commission.
   2. "food service establishments" shall include, but not be limited to,
 the  following:  full-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, cafes,
 delicatessens, coffee shops, and cafeterias.
   3. "commissioner" means the commissioner  of  environmental  conserva-
 tion.
   4. "department" means the department of environmental conservation.
   5. "food waste" means food that is not required to meet the needs of a
 food  service  establishment  and  which is disposed of in a manner such
 that it will not be eaten.
   6. "food waste initiative"  means  an  initiative  regarding  the  use
 and/or disposal of food waste.
   §  2. Study. 1. The commissioner is authorized and directed to conduct
 a study on food waste initiatives throughout the state. Such study shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   a. food waste initiatives implemented or planned to be implemented  by
 non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other states and nations;
   b.  any  laws,  rules,  or  regulations proposed or implemented in any
 municipality; and
   c. scholarly articles and proposals for food waste initiatives.
   2. Upon request, an agency shall provide the commissioner with  infor-
 mation which may help complete the commissioner's study.
   §  3.  Report.  The  commissioner shall submit to the governor and the
 legislature, no later than eighteen months after the effective  date  of
 this  act,  a report on the findings of the study as well as the commis-
 sioner's recommendations for reducing food waste within the state.

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