Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 04, 2024 |
print number 6869b |
Jun 04, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Feb 27, 2024 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 12, 2024 |
print number 6869a |
Jan 12, 2024 |
amend and recommit to environmental conservation |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 12, 2023 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S6869
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 48th 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
Bill Amendments
2023-S6869 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7557
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§27-1012 & 27-1018, En Con L
2023-S6869 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6869 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to retention and use of funds for the beverage container assistance program PURPOSE:: The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of redemption centers and reverse vending machines across New York state and thereby increase the recycling and redemption of beverage containers with redeemable deposits under the state's "Bottle Bill" SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:: The bill amends subdivision 5 of section 27-1012 of the environmental conservation law to direct the comptroller to retain two percent of the total revenues of the unclaimed deposit funds, collected in the prior year, for use by the commissioner of environmental conservation under the beverage container assistance program.
2023-S6869 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6869 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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 retention and use of funds for the beverage container assistance program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 27-1012 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part JJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 5. All moneys collected or received by the department of taxation and finance pursuant to this title shall be deposited to the credit of the comptroller with such responsible banks, banking houses or trust compa- nies as may be designated by the comptroller. Such deposits shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys in the possession of the comptroller. The comptroller shall require adequate security from all such depositories. Of the total revenue collected, the comptroller shall retain the amount determined by the commissioner of taxation and finance to be necessary for refunds out of which the comptroller must pay any refunds to which a deposit initiator may be entitled. OF THE TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RETAIN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO PERCENT OF THE TOTAL OF SUCH REVENUES COLLECTED IN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONER, AS NEEDED, FOR USE UNDER THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-1018 OF THIS TITLE. After reserving the [amount] AMOUNTS to pay refunds AND FOR USE UNDER THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, the comptroller must, by the tenth day of each month, pay into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund the revenue deposited under this subdivision during the preceding calendar month and remaining to the comptroller's credit on the last day of that preceding month; provided, however, that, beginning April first, two thousand thirteen, nineteen million dollars, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10766-02-3
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2023-S6869A - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7557
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§27-1012 & 27-1018, En Con L
2023-S6869A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6869A SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to retention and use of funds for the beverage container assistance program PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the handling fee given to bever- age container redemption centers and to provide financial assistance grants to redemption centers for the purpose of improvements and infras- tructure for the collection of containers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends subdivision 5 of section 27-1012 of the environmental conservation law to direct the comptroller to retain two percent of the total revenues of the unclaimed deposit funds, collected in the prior year, for use by the commissioner of environmental conservation under the beverage container assistance program.
2023-S6869A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6869--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to retention and use of funds for the beverage container assistance program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 27-1012 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 2 of part JJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows: 5. All moneys collected or received by the department of taxation and finance pursuant to this title shall be deposited to the credit of the comptroller with such responsible banks, banking houses or trust compa- nies as may be designated by the comptroller. Such deposits shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys in the possession of the comptroller. The comptroller shall require adequate security from all such depositories. Of the total revenue collected, the comptroller shall retain the amount determined by the commissioner of taxation and finance to be necessary for refunds out of which the comptroller must pay any refunds to which a deposit initiator may be entitled. OF THE TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED, THE COMPTROLLER SHALL RETAIN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO PERCENT OF THE TOTAL OF SUCH REVENUES COLLECTED IN THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMISSIONER, AS NEEDED, FOR USE UNDER THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-1018 OF THIS TITLE. After reserving the [amount] AMOUNTS to pay refunds AND FOR USE UNDER THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, the comptroller must, by the tenth day of each month, pay into the state treasury to the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10766-05-4
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 56th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
(D) 27th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2023-S6869B (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7557
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§27-1012 & 27-1018, En Con L
2023-S6869B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6869B SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to beverage container handling fees paid to dealers or operators of redemp- tion centers; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expi- ration thereof PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to temporarily increase the handling fee given to beverage container redemption centers from 3.5 cents per container to 4.5 cents per container. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends subdivision 6 of section 27-1007 of the environmental conservation law to increase the handling fee that redemption centers receive from deposit initiators (distributors) for beverage containers which are subject to a deposit. The fee increases the handling fee from
2023-S6869B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6869--B 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, COONEY, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, SALAZAR, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to beverage container handling fees paid to dealers or operators of redemption centers; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 27-1007 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 4 of part SS of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 6. In addition to the refund value of a beverage container as estab- lished by section 27-1005 of this title, a deposit initiator shall pay to any dealer or operator of a redemption center a handling fee of [three and one-half] FOUR AND ONE-HALF cents for each beverage container accepted by the deposit initiator from such dealer or operator of a redemption center. Payment of the handling fee shall be as compensation for collecting, sorting and packaging of empty beverage containers for transport back to the deposit initiator or its designee. Payment of the handling fee may not be conditioned on the purchase of any goods or services, nor may such payment be made out of the refund value account established pursuant to section 27-1012 of this title. A distributor who does not initiate deposits on a type of beverage container is considered EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10766-09-4 S. 6869--B 2
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