Assembly Actions -
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Feb 27, 2024 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to cities 1 |
Jan 09, 2023 |
referred to cities 1 |
Senate Bill S1000
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2023-S1000 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1616
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §20-h, Gen City L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S8374, A9911
2023-S1000 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1000 SPONSOR: HOYLMAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring that a city with a population of one million or more shall establish a residen- tial composting program for all buildings with residential units PURPOSE: To establish a universal composting program for residential buildings SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the general city law to require cities with a population over one million to establish a residential composting program for all buildings with residential units in the city. The city must establish standards for waste separation and collection to avoid odor and vermin and must provide guidance to the public on how to effec- tively sort waste. Each city subject to this law must arrange for the transportation and processing of the organic waste, regulate organics
2023-S1000 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1000 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring that a city with a population of one million or more shall establish a resi- dential composting program for all buildings with residential units 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. RESIDENTIAL COMPOSTING. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (A) "COMPOSTABLE WASTE" AND "ORGANIC WASTE" SHALL MEAN MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FOOD SCRAPS, PLANT TRIMMINGS, FOOD-SOILED PAPER AND CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS, THAT 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. (B) "LATCHED CONTAINER" MEANS A SOLID CONTAINER THAT CAN BE FASTENED SUCH THAT ANIMALS SUCH AS RATS OR PIGEONS CANNOT BREAK INTO THE CONTAIN- ER. (C) "ORGANICS RECYCLER" MEANS A FACILITY, PERMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THAT RECYCLES ORGANIC WASTE THROUGH USE AS ANIMAL FEED OR A FEED INGRE- DIENT, RENDERING, LAND APPLICATION, COMPOSTING, AEROBIC DIGESTION, ANAE- ROBIC DIGESTION, FERMENTATION, OR ETHANOL PRODUCTION. ANIMAL SCRAPS, FOOD SOILED PAPER, AND POST-CONSUMER FOOD SCRAPS ARE PROHIBITED FOR USE AS ANIMAL FEED OR AS A FEED INGREDIENT. THE PROPORTION OF THE PRODUCT CREATED FROM ORGANIC WASTE BY A COMPOSTING OR DIGESTION FACILITY, INCLUDING A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT OPERATES A DIGESTION FACILI- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04081-01-3 S. 1000 2
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