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Senate Bill S8384

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the collection of discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities

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2009-S8384 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L; add §120-dd, Gen Muni L

2009-S8384 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation and municipalities to collect discarded recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facilities.

2009-S8384 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8384 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8384

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 28, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and
  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring the collection of
  recyclable materials at parks, historic sites and recreational facili-
  ties

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

  Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
  23. ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE
MATERIALS THAT ARE DISCARDED IN STATE PARKS, HISTORIC SITES  AND  RECRE-
ATIONAL  FACILITIES. SUCH RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH SUCH PARK, HISTORIC
SITE AND RECREATIONAL FACILITY THE OFFICE SHALL  INSTALL  BINS  FOR  THE
COLLECTION  OF  RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. THE OFFICE SHALL REGULARLY COLLECT
AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED.
  S 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
120-dd to read as follows:
  S  120-DD.  COLLECTION  OF  RECYCLABLE MATERIAL IN PARKS. EACH MUNICI-
PALITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A RECYCLABLES RECOVERY PROGRAM  FOR
THE  COLLECTION  OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE DISCARDED IN MUNICIPAL
PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC SITES AND  OTHER  RECREATIONAL  FACILITIES.
SUCH  RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, METAL,
PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH SUCH PARK, PLAYGROUND,  HISTORIC  SITE
AND  OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITY THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL INSTALL BINS FOR
THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.  THE MUNICIPALITIES  SHALL  REGU-
LARLY  COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
COLLECTED.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD09126-02-0

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