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Assembly Bill A7963

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the regulation of mulch operations

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2015-A7963 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5628
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0111, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1721

2015-A7963 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of mulch operations.

2015-A7963 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7963

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 2, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
  lation of mulch operations

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
S 27-0111. REGULATION OF MULCH OPERATIONS.
  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL SUBMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PROPOSED REGULATIONS
CONSISTING OF NEW REGULATORY CRITERIA FOR MULCH PROCESSING AND  STORAGE,
REGULATING LARGE MULCH OPERATIONS IN COUNTIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
MILLION  OR  MORE,  NO  LATER  THAN  JANUARY  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN. THE REGULATIONS SHALL  TAKE  INTO  CONSIDERATION  ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11303-01-5

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