Senate Bill S2256

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the establishment of a small business and household pollution prevention program, including collection events and grants therefor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A348
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 25 §§27-2501 - 27-2515, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2018, A5851
2013-2014: S189, A65
2015-2016: S2053, A5760
2017-2018: S6174, S7075

2009-S2256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the establishment of a small business and household pollution prevention program, including collection events and grants therefor with matching funds required; offers pollution prevention assessments to small businesses; offers technical assistance to collection contractors; provides for educational materials.

2009-S2256 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2256

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced   by   Sens.   SCHNEIDERMAN,   ADAMS,   DIAZ,  DILAN,  DUANE,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, PARKER, SAMPSON, STAVISKY, THOMPSON -- 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
  creating a small business and household pollution prevention program

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

  Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 29 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 29
                      SMALL BUSINESS AND HOUSEHOLD
                      POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
SECTION 27-2901. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        27-2903. DEFINITIONS.
        27-2905. SMALL   BUSINESS  AND  HOUSEHOLD  POLLUTION  PREVENTION
                   PROGRAM.
        27-2907. SMALL BUSINESS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE COLLECTION PROGRAM.
        27-2909. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE COLLECTION PROGRAM.
        27-2911. REGULATIONS.
        27-2913. GRANTS  FOR  SMALL  BUSINESS  AND  HOUSEHOLD  POLLUTION
                   PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
        27-2915. GRANTS FOR COLLECTION EVENTS.
S 27-2901. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
  THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
  1.  IT IS THE GOAL OF THE STATE TO ACHIEVE A GOAL OF ZERO DISCHARGE OF
POLLUTANTS INTO OUR AIR, WATER,  AND  LAND.    THIS  GOAL  WILL  NOT  BE
ACHIEVED  WITH  TRADITIONAL  METHODS OF REGULATING POLLUTANTS AFTER THEY
ARE GENERATED THROUGH VOLUNTARY POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES, RECOGNIZ-
ING THIS GOAL MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY ACHIEVABLE BY SOME.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00900-01-9

              

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