Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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Assembly Bill A727
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOYNER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
2019-A727 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A727 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 727 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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