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Assembly Bill A7423

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the removal and remediation of waste tires

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2019-A7423 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4974
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§27-1907 & 27-1915, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4524

2019-A7423 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation, shall develop a plan to remediate and remove waste tires used in agricultural production.

2019-A7423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7423
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, EPSTEIN, MOSLEY, BLANKEN-
   BUSH, CROUCH, FINCH -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
   Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the agriculture and markets law and the environmental
   conservation law, in relation to the removal and remediation of  waste
   tires

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 50 to read as follows:
   50.  THE  COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ENVI-
 RONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN  TO  REMEDIATE  AND  REMOVE
 WASTE TIRES USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. SUCH PLAN SHALL ADDRESS THE
 VECTOR  THREAT POSED BY WASTE TIRES AND SHALL PROVIDE FARMERS WITH TECH-
 NICAL EXPERTISE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 27-1907 of the  environmental  conserva-
 tion  law,  as amended by section 2 of part DD of chapter 59 of the laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   5. The department shall make all reasonable  efforts  to  recover  the
 full  amount of any funds expended from the waste management and cleanup
 fund for abatement or  remediation  through  litigation  or  cooperative
 agreements  EXCEPT FOR FUNDS EXPENDED ACCORDING TO PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION 27-1915 OF THIS TITLE.  Any and all moneys  recov-
 ered,  repaid  or reimbursed pursuant to this section shall be deposited
 with the comptroller and credited to such fund.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 27-1915 of the  environmental  conserva-
 tion  law,  as amended by section 5 of part DD of chapter 59 of the laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1. costs of the department for the following:
   (a) first-year costs:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11024-01-9

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