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                                  8185

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2010
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Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- 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,  in
  relation  to requiring a solar powered trash compacting garbage recep-
  tacle pilot program

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

  Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 3.27 to read as follows:
  S 3.27 PURCHASING FOR SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE  RECEPTA-
CLES.  1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  "SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING
GARBAGE RECEPTACLE" SHALL MEAN A  TRASH  RECEPTACLE  THAT  UTILIZES  THE
SUN'S NATURAL ENERGY TO AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE A COMPACTOR WITH AN ENCLOSED
SYSTEM  IN  THE SAME FOOTPRINT THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
TO MONITOR REAL-TIME WASTE LEVELS.
  2. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UNDERTAKE A SOLAR POWERED TRASH  COMPACT-
ING  GARBAGE  RECEPTACLE  PILOT  PROJECT AND SHALL REPLACE SEVEN HUNDRED
FIFTY GARBAGE RECEPTACLES, IN PARKS SUBJECT TO  HIS  OR  HER  AUTHORITY,
WITH SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE RECEPTACLES.
  B.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SELL TO ANY INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPO-
RATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY ADVERTISING SPACE ON SUCH SOLAR  POWERED
TRASH  COMPACTING  GARBAGE  RECEPTACLES;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT PURCHASE  SUCH  SOLAR  POWERED  TRASH  COMPACTING
GARBAGE  RECEPTACLES BEFORE HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED PAYMENTS IN CONSIDER-
ATION FOR SUCH ADVERTISING SPACE.
  3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER  OF  THE
ASSEMBLY,  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIR OF THE TOUR-
ISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE
RANKING  MINORITY MEMBER OF THE TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOP-
MENT COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOUR-
ISM, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, THE RANKING  MINORITY
MEMBER  OF THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
IN THE SENATE, THE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE  IN
THE ASSEMBLY, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-

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

                                                           LBD17459-01-0

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TION COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
TION  COMMITTEE  IN THE SENATE, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENVI-
RONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, AND  THE  CHAIR  OF  THE
RENEWABLE  ENERGY  SUBCOMMITTEE  IN THE ASSEMBLY, A REPORT DETAILING THE
PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  A. THE NUMBER OF OPERATING  SOLAR  POWERED  TRASH  COMPACTING  GARBAGE
RECEPTACLES;
  B. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKLY COLLECTIONS FOR EACH RECEPTACLE;
  C. THE MAN HOURS USED TO COLLECT WASTE FROM EACH RECEPTACLE;
  D. FUEL USAGE FOR SUCH COLLECTION; AND
  E.  THE  ESTIMATED  AMOUNT  OF CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION AS A RESULT OF
THIS PROGRAM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.