Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 15, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S5843
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2019-S5843 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5843 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to establishing state and municipal composting programs; requires all state and municipal agencies to establish a composting program in buildings owned, occupied or operated by such agencies; allows such agencies to arrange for collection of compostable waste by a private carter, transport such waste itself or process such waste on-site; requires reports on the costs and effectiveness of such programs.
2019-S5843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5843 SPONSOR: SALAZAR TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing state and municipal composting programs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation would require state and local municipal agencies to create composting programs to separate organic waste from other types of waste so that it can be processed appropriately. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Article 27 of the environmental conservation law to add a new title 30 that lays out the parameters of state and municipal composting programs, including: -defining "agency," "compostable," and "municipal" -establishing that the programs must be in effect one year after the
2019-S5843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5843 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing state and municipal composting programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 STATE AND MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS SECTION 27-3001. STATE AND MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS. § 27-3001. STATE AND MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING PROGRAMS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "AGENCY" MEANS ANY DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION; (B) "COMPOSTABLE" MEANS ALL THE MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCT WILL (I) UNDERGO DEGRADATION BY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES DURING COMPOSTING TO YIELD CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND BIOMASS AT A RATE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER KNOWN COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS; AND (II) LEAVE NO VISIBLE, DISTINGUISHABLE OR TOXIC RESIDUE, INCLUDING NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF COMPOSTS TO SUPPORT PLANT GROWTH ONCE THE FINISHED COMPOST IS PLACED IN SOIL; AND (C) "MUNICIPAL" MEANS A VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY. 2. BEGINNING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ALL STATE AND MUNICIPAL AGENCIES SHALL ESTABLISH A COMPOSTING PROGRAM IN BUILDINGS OWNED, OCCUPIED OR OPERATED BY SUCH AGENCIES THAT SHALL, AT A MINIMUM: (A) REQUIRE THAT ALL COMPOSTABLE WASTE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD SCRAPS, PLANT TRIMMINGS, FOOD-SOILED PAPER AND CERTIFIED COMPOSTA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10515-01-9
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