Senate Bill S6357

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state environmental technology institute

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee


  • 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-S6357 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A527
Current Committee:
Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3102-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1443

2009-S6357 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state environmental technology institute within the science and technology foundation, which shall contract with a certain local development corporation to establish such institute; the institute shall be operated collaboratively by a consortium of universities and private sector industrial partners; the institute shall address pollution prevention, remediation and sustainable development.

2009-S6357 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6357 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6357

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            December 23, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
  the  New  York  state  environmental  technology  institute within the
  science and technology foundation

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

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 3102-f to read as follows:
  S 3102-F. NEW YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE. 1.    FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "INSTITUTE"  MEANS  THE  NEW  YORK STATE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  (B) "UNIVERSITY" MEANS THE ENTITIES DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  SEVENTEEN
OF  SECTION TWO, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS
OF NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY, SECTION  FIVE  THOUSAND  SEVEN  HUNDRED  ONE,
SECTION SIX THOUSAND ONE AND SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
  (C)  "POLLUTION  PREVENTION"  MEANS CHANGES IN PRODUCTION METHODS THAT
REDUCE, AVOID, OR  ELIMINATE  THE  UTILIZATION  OF  TOXIC  OR  HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES  OR  THE GENERATION OF SUCH SUBSTANCES OR POLLUTANTS OVERALL,
SO AS TO REDUCE HEALTH RISKS TO PRODUCTION  EMPLOYEES,  THE  SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY,  CONSUMERS  OF THE PRODUCT OR THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT
SHIFTING RISKS BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES.  POLLUTION PREVENTION INCLUDES  THE
DESIGN,  MANUFACTURE, OR PRODUCTION OF NEW PROCESSING TECHNIQUES, OR THE
REDESIGN, MODIFICATION, UPGRADE OR REPLACEMENT OF PRODUCTION  PROCESSES,
EQUIPMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY; REFORMULATION OR REDESIGN
OF  PRODUCTS,  SUBSTITUTION  OF INPUTS OR RAW MATERIALS; IMPROVEMENTS IN
HOUSEKEEPING, MAINTENANCE, TRAINING, OR INVENTORY CONTROL;  OR  EXTENDED
USE  OR  REUSE  OF  MATERIALS THROUGH METHODS INTEGRAL TO THE PRODUCTION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01304-03-9
              

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