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Assembly Bill A1636

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a moratorium on the siting of sewer sludge processing facilities

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2019-A1636 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10500
2021-2022: A1478

2019-A1636 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium upon the siting of sludge processing facilities in this state, including any facility which converts sewer sludge including but not limited to human waste, farm animal waste, and food waste, such as yogurt by-products, into a bio-solid fertilizer.

2019-A1636 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1636
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to establish a moratorium on the siting of sewer sludge  process-
   ing facilities in the state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Moratorium on the siting of sewer sludge processing facili-
 ties. 1. For the purposes of this act, "sewer sludge processing  facili-
 ty" shall include any facility that converts sewer sludge, including but
 not  limited  to human waste, farm animal waste, and food waste, such as
 yogurt by-products, into a bio-solid fertilizer.
   2. Notwithstanding any provision of law  to  the  contrary,  there  is
 hereby established a moratorium upon the siting of sewer sludge process-
 ing facilities in this state. The moratorium shall continue for a period
 of  one year from the effective date of this act or until the department
 of environmental conservation reports to the governor and  the  legisla-
 ture on its findings and recommendations as required by subdivision 3 of
 this section.
   3.  a.  The  department  of environmental conservation, in cooperation
 with the department of health, shall immediately undertake a  review  of
 all  available  data  relating to the potential environmental and health
 risks and effects of sewer sludge processing facilities.
   b. The commissioner of  environmental  conservation,  or  his  or  her
 designee, shall:
   i. Solicit input from environmental and public health specialists, and
 other stakeholders in an open, public process;
   ii.  Examine  various  routes  of exposure and the health and environ-
 mental impact of sewer sludge processing facilities, including, but  not
 limited to, effects on soil, air quality, and drinking water; and
   iii.  Prepare  a  report  to  the  governor  and the legislature which
 includes research and  studies  conducted  on  sewer  sludge  processing
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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