Assembly Bill A3933

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires N.Y. city to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
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2023-A3933 - Details

Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-h, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6097
2017-2018: A4001
2019-2020: A3395
2021-2022: A4115

2023-A3933 - Summary

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs.

2023-A3933 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3933
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  L. ROSENTHAL,  SEAWRIGHT, WILLIAMS,
   RIVERA, THIELE, EPSTEIN, COOK, GLICK, HYNDMAN, FALL, CRUZ,  DeSTEFANO,
   SAYEGH,  DAVILA,  K. BROWN, ANDERSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   SIMON -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  city law, in relation to requiring the
   cities with a population of one  million  or  more  to  establish  and
   implement a plan for the control of litter
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The general city law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 20-h to read as follows:
   §  20-H.  COLLECTION  OF RECYCLABLE   MATERIALS; CERTAIN CITIES. EVERY
 CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT A PLAN FOR THE CONTROL OF LITTER, THAT AT A MINIMUM INCLUDES:
   1.  PROVISION FOR  THE  PLACEMENT  OF  AN ADEQUATE  NUMBER  OF  RECEP-
 TACLES  FOR  TRASH AND RECYCLABLES LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL AND    BUSINESS
 DISTRICTS    AS DETERMINED   BY   THE   SANITATION COMMISSIONER  OF SUCH
 CITY, AND PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH AS PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC
 SITES, ZOOS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS AS DETERMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE
 DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION AND THE PARKS COMMISSIONER OF SUCH CITY; AND
   2. DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNAGE FOR AREAS WITHOUT TRASH RECEPTACLES  REMIND-
 ING INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE THEIR TRASH WITH THEM WHEN LEAVING.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02839-02-3

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2023-A3933A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-h, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6097
2017-2018: A4001
2019-2020: A3395
2021-2022: A4115

2023-A3933A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs.

2023-A3933A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3933--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  L. ROSENTHAL,  SEAWRIGHT, WILLIAMS,
   RIVERA, THIELE, EPSTEIN, COOK, GLICK, HYNDMAN, FALL, CRUZ,  DeSTEFANO,
   SAYEGH,  DAVILA,  K. BROWN, ANDERSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   SIMON -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
   collection  of  recyclable  materials  at parks, playgrounds, historic
   sites and other recreational facilities in cities with a population of
   one million or more; and to amend the environmental conservation  law,
   in relation to providing state assistance therefor to municipalities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The general city law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 20-h to read as follows:
   §  20-H. COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS; CERTAIN CITIES. 1. EVERY
 CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT  A PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE
 DISCARDED IN CITY PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC SITES  AND  OTHER  RECRE-
 ATIONAL  FACILITIES. SUCH RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH  SUCH  PARK,  PLAY-
 GROUND,  HISTORIC  SITE  AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITY SUCH CITY SHALL
 INSTALL BINS FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS.  THE  CITY
 DEPARTMENT  OF  SANITATION  SHALL  REGULARLY COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE
 RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED.
   2. THE CITY SHALL POST SIGNS IN THOSE PORTIONS OF  CITY  PARKS,  PLAY-
 GROUNDS,  HISTORIC SITES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH DO NOT
 HAVE TRASH RECEPTACLES, STATING "PLEASE  TAKE  ANY  TRASH  YOU  GENERATE
 WHILE  UPON  THIS  FACILITY WITH YOU FOR DISPOSAL WHEN YOU REACH A TRASH
 RECEPTACLE."
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02839-03-3
 A. 3933--A                          2

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