Assembly Bill A5029A

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"

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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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2019-A5029 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2270
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11214, S8109

2019-A5029 - Summary

Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.

2019-A5029 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5029
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, LIFTON, PALMESANO, KOLB, WOERNER, LUPAR-
   DO, THIELE, GLICK, FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Energy
 
 AN ACT in relation to creating the "Finger Lakes community act of 2019"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of this Legislature to
 protect  the  Finger Lakes region from the adverse effects of the siting
 of newly constructed incineration facilities, including but not  limited
 to:  air  and  ash pollution, the additional traffic on the public roads
 and damage to local tourism, winery and agriculture industries  as  well
 as the lakes and farmland throughout the area. In an area where three of
 the  largest landfills in New York State are located, over three million
 tons of trash per year are imported into the Finger Lakes and the  cumu-
 lative  impact of adding more imported waste for incineration would have
 an extremely negative effect on the public  health  and  safety  of  the
 community,  the  local businesses and the lakes. The Finger Lakes region
 is a thriving agriculture-tourism region in  the  state  serving  as  an
 economic  engine  with  over  one  billion  dollars  ($1,000,000,000) of
 investment in the region and has created over 25,000 jobs.
   The Legislature hereby determines that the public interest requires  a
 prohibition  on  the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities
 in the Finger Lakes region.
   § 2. Short title. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the
 "Finger Lakes community preservation act of 2019".
   §  3.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following terms
 shall have the following meanings:
   a. "Incineration facility" shall mean a facility which generates elec-
 tricity from the combustion, gasification or pyrolysis of solid waste or
 from fuel from solid waste, provided that such term  shall  not  include
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04980-01-9
              

co-Sponsors

2019-A5029A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2270
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A11214, S8109

2019-A5029A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "Finger Lakes community preservation act"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.

2019-A5029A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5029--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, LIFTON, PALMESANO, KOLB, WOERNER, LUPAR-
   DO, THIELE, GLICK, FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Energy -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT in relation to creating the "Finger Lakes community preservation
   act"

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of this Legislature to
 protect  the  Finger Lakes region from the adverse effects of the siting
 of newly constructed incineration facilities, including but not  limited
 to:  air  and  ash pollution, the additional traffic on the public roads
 and damage to local tourism, winery and agriculture industries  as  well
 as the lakes and farmland throughout the area. In an area where three of
 the  largest landfills in New York State are located, over three million
 tons of trash per year are imported into the Finger Lakes and the  cumu-
 lative  impact of adding more imported waste for incineration would have
 an extremely negative effect on the public  health  and  safety  of  the
 community,  the  local businesses and the lakes. The Finger Lakes region
 is a thriving agriculture-tourism region in  the  state  serving  as  an
 economic  engine  with  over  one  billion  dollars  ($1,000,000,000) of
 investment in the region and has created over 25,000 jobs.
   The Legislature hereby determines that the public interest requires  a
 prohibition  on  the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities
 in the Finger Lakes region.
   § 2. Short title. This act shall be known and  may  be  cited  as  the
 "Finger Lakes community preservation act".
   §  3.  Definitions.  For the purposes of this act, the following terms
 shall have the following meanings:
   a. "Incineration facility" shall mean a facility which generates elec-
 tricity from the combustion, gasification or pyrolysis of solid waste or

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

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