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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. TOWNS --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing the
  sanitary code to  establish  regulations  for  source  separation  and
  segregation  of  recyclable or reusable materials and adequate facili-
  ties for disposal of solid waste

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (o) of subdivision 5 of section 225 of the public
health  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  889 of the laws of 1970 and such
subdivision as renumbered by chapter 626 of the laws of 1971, is amended
to read as follows:
  (o) require that application be made for a permit to operate a  tempo-
rary residence as defined in the sanitary code, or to hold or promote by
advertising  or  otherwise  a  mass gathering which is likely to attract
five thousand people or more and continue for twenty-four hours or  more
and  authorize  appropriate  officers or agencies to issue such a permit
when the applicant is in compliance with the established regulations and
when it appears that such temporary residence can be  operated  or  such
gathering  held  without  hazard  to  health and safety; establish regu-
lations with respect to such gatherings to provide for:  the  furnishing
of  adequate  undertakings  to  secure full compliance with the sanitary
code and other applicable law, adequate and  satisfactory  water  supply
and sewerage facilities, adequate drainage, adequate toilet and lavatory
facilities,  adequate [refuse storage and disposal] facilities FOR RECY-
CLING OF CERTAIN MATERIALS CONSISTENT WITH LOCAL ORDINANCE  AS  REQUIRED
UNDER  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED TWENTY-AA OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, AND
ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE,  adequate  sleeping
areas and facilities, wholesome food and sanitary food service, adequate
medical  facilities,  insect  and  noxious  weed  control, adequate fire

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

                                                           LBD01090-01-1

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protection, and such other matters as may be appropriate for security of
life or health. In his OR HER review of applications for permits for the
holding or promoting of such a gathering the permit-issuing official may
require  such  plans, specifications and reports as he OR SHE shall deem
necessary for a proper review, and in his OR HER review of such applica-
tions, as well as in carrying out his OR HER other duties and  functions
in  connection  with  such  a gathering, the permit-issuing official may
request and shall receive from  all  public  officers,  departments  and
agencies  of  the  state and its political subdivisions such cooperation
and assistance as may be necessary and proper;
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided,  however,  that the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the  implementa-
tion of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be
made and completed on or before such date.