assembly Bill A6097

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires N.Y. city to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other facilities

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to environmental conservation
Mar 16, 2015 referred to environmental conservation

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A6097 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1161
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-h, Gen City L; amd §54-0701, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5574
2011-2012: S1917
2013-2014: S929
2017-2018: A4001, S3052
2019-2020: A3395, S4337
2021-2022: A4115, S1426
2023-2024: A3933, S727

A6097 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs.

A6097 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6097

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  city law, in relation to requiring the
  collection of recyclable materials  at  parks,  playgrounds,  historic
  sites and other recreational facilities in cities with a population of
  one  million or more; and to amend the environmental conservation law,
  in relation to providing state assistance therefor to municipalities

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

  Section  1.    The general city law is amended by adding a new section
20-h to read as follows:
  S 20-H. COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS; CERTAIN CITIES. 1.  EVERY
CITY  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF  ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL ESTABLISH AND
IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT  ARE
DISCARDED  IN  CITY  PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC SITES AND OTHER RECRE-
ATIONAL FACILITIES. SUCH RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT  BE
LIMITED  TO,  METAL,  PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH SUCH PARK, PLAY-
GROUND, HISTORIC SITE AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITY  SUCH  CITY  SHALL
INSTALL  BINS  FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS. THE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION SHALL REGULARLY COLLECT  AND  PROVIDE  FOR  THE
RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED.
  2.  THE  CITY  SHALL POST SIGNS IN THOSE PORTIONS OF CITY PARKS, PLAY-
GROUNDS, HISTORIC SITES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH DO  NOT
HAVE  TRASH  RECEPTACLES,  STATING  "PLEASE  TAKE ANY TRASH YOU GENERATE
WHILE UPON THIS FACILITY WITH YOU FOR DISPOSAL WHEN YOU  REACH  A  TRASH
RECEPTACLE."
  3.  EVERY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHICH ESTAB-
LISHES AND IMPLEMENTS A RECYCLABLES RECOVERY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
VISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR STATE ASSIST-
ANCE FOR  A  RECYCLING  PROJECT  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  SEVEN  OF  ARTICLE
FIFTY-FOUR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04290-01-5