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Assembly Bill A5910

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires contracts for the collection and transportation of commercial waste to specify recyclable, reusable, and other components for separation

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2015-A5910 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-ggg, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7942
2011-2012: A5848
2013-2014: A143

2015-A5910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that every written contract for the collection and transportation of commercial waste from a place at which such waste is generated shall specify the recyclable, reusable or other components of such waste that are required to be separated in accordance with local law or ordinance; provides for up to a $1000 civil fine for violations.

2015-A5910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5910

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. KAVANAGH, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  contracts  for
  the collection and transportation of commercial waste

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-ggg to read as follows:
  S 399-GGG. CONTRACTS FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF  COMMER-
CIAL WASTE. 1. DEFINITIONS.
  A.  "COMMERCIAL  WASTE" SHALL MEAN WASTE GENERATED BY STORES, OFFICES,
INSTITUTIONS, RESTAURANTS, WAREHOUSES, AND  NONMANUFACTURING  ACTIVITIES
AT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.
  B.  "PERSON"  SHALL MEAN ANY NATURAL PERSON, FIRM, ORGANIZATION, PART-
NERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION.
  C. "SOLID WASTE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
27-0701 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
  2.  EVERY  WRITTEN  CONTRACT  FOR THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF
COMMERCIAL WASTE FROM A PLACE AT WHICH SUCH WASTE  IS  GENERATED,  SHALL
SPECIFY  THE RECYCLABLE, REUSABLE OR OTHER COMPONENTS OF SUCH WASTE THAT
ARE REQUIRED TO BE SEPARATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-AA OF THE GENERAL MUNICI-
PAL LAW AND ANY PENALTIES IMPOSED BY SUCH LAW OR ORDINANCE FOR THE FAIL-
URE TO SEPARATE SUCH WASTE.
  3. A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A  CIVIL
FINE NOT TO EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to all contracts executed on or  after
such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04373-02-5

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