NY State Senate Bill S4337

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 10, 2020	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 27, 2020	advanced to third reading
Feb 26, 2020	2nd report cal.
Feb 25, 2020	1st report cal.489
Jan 08, 2020	referred to cities returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 12, 2019	referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1312 committee discharged and committed to rules
Mar 07, 2019	referred to cities

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S4337 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3395
Current Committee:: Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: General City Law
Laws Affected:: Add §20-h, Gen City L; amd §54-0701, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5574
2011-2012: S1917
2013-2014: S929
2015-2016: S1161, A6097
2017-2018: S3052, A4001
2021-2022: S1426, A4115
2023-2024: S727, A3933

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs.

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S4337

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
PURPOSE: OF THE BILL:

The bill would reduce waste management costs for cities of one million
or more by requiring recycling in parks, historic sites and other facil-
ities, as well as encouraging users of these facilities to carry out the
waste they generate.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The bill amends the General Cities Law to require the establishment of
recycling programs in all city parks, historic sites and recreational
facilities for cities with more than one million population. In addi-
tion, such cities are required to post signs in these facilities encour-
aging users to carry out their waste. The bill also allows these cities
to apply to grants from the Environmental Protection Fund to support
their recycling programs.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Large cities should set the standard for recycling in facilities, there-
by encouraging others to do the same. Not only will this reduce garbage
generated in the facilities, but reduce costs of garbage removal for
such cities. Although some voluntary recycling program s have occurred,
this bill would ensure that these recycling programs continue, regard-
less of changes in policy or management.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2009-2010: Senate referred to Cities & Assembly referred to Environ-
mental Conservation
2011-2012: 9.1917-Referred to Cities
2013-2314: S.929- Referred to Cities
2015-2016: S.1161 - Referred to Cities
2017-2019:63052 - Passed Senate. Delivered to Assembly - referred to
environmental conservation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The bill should cover waste management costs for state and local govern-
ments in facilities they operate and encourage the removal of garbage
generated by users of these facilities.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect the thirtieth day after it becomes law.

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  4337

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, SAVINO
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  the
  collection  of  recyclable  materials  at parks, playgrounds, historic
  sites and other recreational facilities in cities with a population of
  one million or more; and to amend the environmental conservation  law,
  in relation to providing state assistance therefor to municipalities

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

  Section 1.  The general city law is amended by adding  a  new  section
20-h to read as follows:
  §  20-H. COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS; CERTAIN CITIES. 1. EVERY
CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND
IMPLEMENT  A PROGRAM FOR THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE
DISCARDED IN CITY PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, HISTORIC SITES  AND  OTHER  RECRE-
ATIONAL  FACILITIES. SUCH RECYCLABLE MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
LIMITED TO, METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS AND PAPER. IN EACH  SUCH  PARK,  PLAY-
GROUND,  HISTORIC  SITE  AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITY SUCH CITY SHALL
INSTALL BINS FOR  THE  COLLECTION  OF  RECYCLABLE  MATERIALS.  THE  CITY
DEPARTMENT  OF  SANITATION  SHALL  REGULARLY COLLECT AND PROVIDE FOR THE
RECYCLING OF THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COLLECTED.
  2. THE CITY SHALL POST SIGNS IN THOSE PORTIONS OF  CITY  PARKS,  PLAY-
GROUNDS,  HISTORIC SITES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH DO NOT
HAVE TRASH RECEPTACLES, STATING "PLEASE  TAKE  ANY  TRASH  YOU  GENERATE
WHILE  UPON  THIS  FACILITY WITH YOU FOR DISPOSAL WHEN YOU REACH A TRASH
RECEPTACLE."
  3. EVERY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHICH  ESTAB-
LISHES  AND IMPLEMENTS A RECYCLABLES RECOVERY PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
VISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR STATE  ASSIST-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03146-01-9

S. 4337                             2

ANCE  FOR  A  RECYCLING  PROJECT  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  SEVEN  OF ARTICLE
FIFTY-FOUR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
  §  2.  Subdivision 3 of section 54-0701 of the environmental conserva-
tion law, as amended by chapter 146 of the laws of 2000, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  3.  "Recyclables  recovery  program"  means  a program undertaken by a
municipality consistent with requirements of section one  hundred  twen-
ty-aa of the general municipal law AND/OR SECTION TWENTY-H OF THE GENER-
AL CITY LAW to provide for the environmentally sound recovery of recycl-
ables, primarily involving the collection, aggregation and processing of
recyclable  materials for their use as raw materials for new products or
for other useful purposes other than for energy recovery, through facil-
ities  planned,  designed  and  constructed  to   ensure   environmental
protection  and  to  maximize  the potential for recyclables recovery. A
recyclables recovery program also shall mean planning,  educational  and
promotional activities to increase public awareness of and participation
in  recycling. Such program shall have been approved by the commissioner
and undertaken consistent with any local  solid  waste  management  plan
pursuant to section 27-0107 of this chapter.
  §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.

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Mar 10, 2020 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 10, 2020

Feb 25, 2020 - Cities 1 committee Vote

Cities 1 Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020

Jun 12, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2019

Jun 12, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 12, 2019

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S4337 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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José M. Serrano

Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Mar 10, 2020 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 10, 2020

Feb 25, 2020 - Cities 1 committee Vote

Cities 1 Committee Vote: Feb 25, 2020

Jun 12, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2019

Jun 12, 2019 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jun 12, 2019

Co-Sponsors

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr

Jamaal T. Bailey

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Liz Krueger

Diane J. Savino

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Details

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S4337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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