Senate Bill S7777

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the siting of solid waste management facilities near schools

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9842
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-0707, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S4101, A3029

2019-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bars permits from being issued for the siting of solid waste management facilities within one mile of schools.

2019-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7777
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   siting of solid waste management facilities near schools
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of  section  27-0707  of  the
 environmental  conservation law, as amended by chapter 70 of the laws of
 1988, is amended to read as follows:
   c. that a permit will be issued only if:
   (1) the proposed facility will be in full compliance with the applica-
 ble rules and regulations in effect on the date  of  submission  of  the
 permit application; and
   (2)  there has been opportunity for public review and comment at rele-
 vant stages of the project planning process; and
   (3) a determination has been made that the proposed facility will  not
 result  in  unfair competition between municipalities and scrap dealers,
 processors and consumers; and
   (4) the applicant has received or will receive the written opinion  of
 counsel to each [muncipality] MUNICIPALITY or public authority which has
 entered  into  a  contract,  lease or rental agreement with the proposed
 facility that such contract, lease or rental agreement is in  compliance
 with  the  applicable  requirements  of  sections  one  hundred one, one
 hundred three and one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law; AND
   (5) THE FACILITY WILL NOT BE SITED WITHIN ONE MILE OF A  PUBLIC,  NON-
 PUBLIC,  CHARTER OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ELEMENTARY
 OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR, WHEN  THE  PERMIT  APPLICATION  RELATES  TO  THE
 PROPOSED  EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING FACILITY, THE FACILITY IS NOT LOCATED
 WITHIN ONE MILE OF A PUBLIC, NON-PUBLIC, CHARTER OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15174-01-0

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