Senate Bill S4974

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the removal and remediation of waste tires

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

  • 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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2019-S4974 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7423
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§27-1907 & 27-1915, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4524

2019-S4974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation, shall develop a plan to remediate and remove waste tires used in agricultural production.

2019-S4974 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4974
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the  environmental
   conservation  law, in relation to the removal and remediation of waste
   tires

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 50 to read as follows:
   50. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  ENVI-
 RONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  SHALL  DEVELOP  A PLAN TO REMEDIATE AND REMOVE
 WASTE TIRES USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. SUCH PLAN SHALL ADDRESS THE
 VECTOR THREAT POSED BY WASTE TIRES AND SHALL PROVIDE FARMERS WITH  TECH-
 NICAL EXPERTISE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 27-1907 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as amended by section 2 of part DD of chapter 59 of  the  laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  The  department  shall  make all reasonable efforts to recover the
 full amount of any funds expended from the waste management and  cleanup
 fund  for  abatement  or  remediation  through litigation or cooperative
 agreements EXCEPT FOR FUNDS EXPENDED ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH D OF  SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE OF SECTION 27-1915 OF THIS TITLE.  Any and all moneys recov-
 ered, repaid or reimbursed pursuant to this section shall  be  deposited
 with the comptroller and credited to such fund.
   §  3.  Subdivision 1 of section 27-1915 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as amended by section 5 of part DD of chapter 59 of  the  laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1. costs of the department for the following:
   (a) first-year costs:
   (i)  enumeration and assessment of noncompliant waste tire stockpiles;
 and

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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