Senate Bill S3532

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation to conduct a study relating to the use and study of the use of recycled concrete aggregate

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3532 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-c, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S7443

2015-S3532 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation to use recycled aggregate concrete in certain capital projects and to conduct a study relating to the use of recycled aggregate concrete.

2015-S3532 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3532 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3532

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to recycled concrete
  aggregate

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

  Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
17-c to read as follows:
  S 17-C. USE OF RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
SECTION,  "RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE" MEANS GRANULAR MATERIAL MANUFAC-
TURED BY REMOVING, CRUSHING, AND PROCESSING INORGANIC MATERIAL PREVIOUS-
LY USED IN CONSTRUCTION AND PRINCIPALLY COMPRISED  OF  CRUSHED  CONCRETE
WASHED AND GRADED FOR USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF FURTHER CONCRETE.
  2.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL USE RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE IN CAPITAL
PROJECTS WHERE RECYCLING FACILITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE AND THE COST  OF  THE
RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE IS NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE
UNIT COST OF NON-RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE. RECYCLED AGGREGATES CAN BE
USED:
  (A)  IN  PAVED  ROADS AS AGGREGATE BASE, AGGREGATE SUBBASE, AND SHOUL-
DERS;
  (B) IN GRAVEL ROADS AS SURFACING;
  (C) AS BASE FOR BUILDING FOUNDATIONS;
  (D) AS FILL FOR UTILITY TRENCHES;
  (E) FOR PURPOSES COVERED UNDER  SECTION  EIGHTY-NINE-B  OF  THE  STATE
FINANCE LAW; AND
  (F) ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY MAY BE USEFUL.
  3. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST OF EACH YEAR THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT
A  REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. IN MAKING SUCH  REPORT,  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY
MAKE  USE  OF AND REPORT ON EXISTING STUDIES, ANALYSES AND DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS CONDUCTED WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE STATE BY OTHER  STATES  OR  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08874-01-5
              

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