Senate Bill S891

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the payment of compensation by the department of environmental conservation to electronic waste collection sites, collection facilities and recycling facilities

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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-S891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2605, En Con L; amd §92-s, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6532
2017-2018: S5553

2019-S891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the payment of compensation by the department of environmental conservation to electronic waste collection sites, consolidation facilities and recycling facilities for costs not paid by a manufacturer or manufacturers of electronic equipment.

2019-S891 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    891
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 and the state finance
   law, in relation to manufacturer liability for the cost of collection,
   handling, and recycling and reuse of  electronic  waste,  and  compen-
   sation  by  the  state  to  electronic waste collection sites, consol-
   idation facilities and recycling facilities for those costs  not  paid
   by a manufacturer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 8 of  section  27-2605
 of  the environmental conservation law is designated paragraph (a) and a
 new paragraph (b) is added to read as follows:
   (B) ANY ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION  SITE,  ELECTRONIC  WASTE  CONSOL-
 IDATION  FACILITY,  ELECTRONIC  WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY OR COUNTY WHICH
 COLLECTS, HANDLES, AND/OR RECYCLES OR REUSES ANY ITEM OF  COVERED  ELEC-
 TRONIC  EQUIPMENT MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COMMISSIONER, IN SUCH
 FORM AND CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AS THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  REQUIRE,
 FOR  STATE  ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TOWARD THE COST OF COLLECTING, HANDLING,
 AND/OR RECYCLING OR REUSE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INCURRED WITH-
 IN THE STATE WHEN SUCH COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WAS  NOT  COLLECTED,
 HANDLED  AND/OR  RECYCLED  OR REUSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-2603 OF THIS
 TITLE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REVIEW SUCH APPLICATION AND SHALL  APPROVE
 SUCH  APPLICATION  FOR  THE  ACTUAL COST OF COLLECTING, HANDLING, AND/OR
 RECYCLING OR REUSE OF COVERED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INCURRED  WITHIN  THE
 STATE.    COMPENSATION  PURSUANT  TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE PAID WITHIN
 THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF  AN  APPLICATION  THEREFOR  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  IN SUCH FORM AND HAVING SUCH CONTENT AS SHALL BE DETERMINED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER IN RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04035-01-9

              

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