Assembly Bill A3937

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites

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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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2021-A3937 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3147
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §163-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1576
2011-2012: A990
2013-2014: A1254
2015-2016: A4672, S5392
2017-2018: A3121, S1388
2019-2020: A3365, S6875
2023-2024: A2540, S4826

2021-A3937 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.

2021-A3937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3937
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, LUPARDO, M. MILLER, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT,
   ABINANTI, WILLIAMS, BARRON, J. RIVERA, SOLAGES --  Multi-Sponsored  by
   --  M. of A.  GLICK, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state  agen-
   cies   and   persons   contracting   with  such  agencies  to  recycle
   construction and demolition site waste
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 163-b
 to read as follows:
   § 163-B.  CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE WASTE RECYCLING. 1. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CONTRACTOR" MEANS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAVING A CONTRACT  WITH  A
 STATE AGENCY, AND ALL SUBCONTRACTORS OF SUCH GENERAL CONTRACTOR PERFORM-
 ING PUBLIC WORK PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT.
   (B) "CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY MATERI-
 AL THAT IS CONTAMINATED BY LEAD, ASBESTOS OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN
 SUCH A WAY AS TO RENDER RECYCLING ILLEGAL OR IMPOSSIBLE.
   (C)  "RECYCLER"  MEANS A RECYCLING FACILITY, TRANSFER STATION OR OTHER
 WASTE HANDLING FACILITY PERMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE WHICH ACCEPTS
 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS FOR RECYCLING OR FOR FURTHER TRANSFER
 TO A RECYCLING FACILITY.
   (D) "REUSE" MEANS (I) THE ON-SITE USE OF REPROCESSED CONSTRUCTION  AND
 DEMOLITION  DEBRIS  IF  SUCH ON-SITE USE IS AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE
 COMMISSIONER; AND (II) THE OFF-SITE REDISTRIBUTION OF A  MATERIAL  WHICH
 WOULD  OTHERWISE  BE DISPOSED OF, FOR USE IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR FORM AS
 IT WAS PRODUCED.
   (E) "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN (1) (I) ANY STATE  DEPARTMENT,  OR  (II)
 ANY  DIVISION,  BOARD,  COMMISSION OR BUREAU OF ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR
 (III) THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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