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Assembly Bill A306

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires solid waste management plans for the city of New York to include adequate trash receptacles in commercial zones and public recreational areas

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2009-A306 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A10350 ,
S1937 ,
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง27-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1596

2009-A306 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires local solid waste management plans for cities with a population of one million or more to include a plan for litter control including provision for placement of an adequate number of receptacles for trash and recyclables in commercial and business zones and in public recreational areas.

2009-A306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   306

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERALTA, KAVANAGH, WRIGHT, COLTON -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by --  M.  of  A.    ALFANO,  BARRA,  CLARK,  GLICK,  MAYERSOHN,
  J. RIVERA, SEMINERIO, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  siting and presence  of  adequate  numbers  of  trash  receptacles  in
  commercial zones and recreational areas in cities with a population of
  one million or more

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section  27-0107  of  the
environmental  conservation  law,  as added by chapter 70 of the laws of
1988, is amended to read as follows:
  (b) The local solid waste management plan shall:
  (i) characterize the solid waste stream to be managed in the  planning
period;
  (ii)  assess  existing  and  alternate proposed solid waste management
programs and facilities;
  (iii) address to the maximum extent practicable the comments and views
expressed  by  concerned  governmental,  environmental,  commercial  and
industrial  interests  and the public on the waste reduction, recycling,
reuse and disposal alternatives;
  (iv) identify  the  parties  with  responsibility  to  implement  each
element of the plan and the steps which must be undertaken by each;
  (v) set forth a timetable for implementing the plan;
  (vi) describe the participation in the preparation of the plan of each
municipality which has chosen to participate in such preparation; [and]
  (vii)  describe  (A) measures undertaken by the municipalities partic-
ipating in the planning unit  to  secure  participation  of  neighboring
jurisdictions, (B) the limitations, if any, imposed by the proposed plan

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

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