Assembly Bill A8911

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires containerized waste systems for certain residential buildings with more than one hundred fifty units

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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-A8911 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-2021.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3034

2021-A8911 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires containerized waste systems for certain residential buildings with more than one hundred fifty units; defines "containerized waste system" as a waste management system that utilizes sealed containers with dimensions of up to eight feet in width, five feet in height and twenty feet in length.

2021-A8911 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8911
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to requiring containerized waste systems for certain residen-
   tial buildings with more than one hundred fifty units
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 27-2021.1 to read as follows:
   §  27-2021.1  CONTAINERIZED  WASTE  SYSTEMS.  A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION OF  LAW,  RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  NEWLY
 CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY UNITS OR ANY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT RENOVATED
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION  CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY UNITS, SHALL INCLUDE A CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEM.
   B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A  "CONTAINERIZED  WASTE  SYSTEM"
 SHALL  MEAN  A  WASTE  MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES SEALED CONTAINERS
 WITH DIMENSIONS OF UP TO EIGHT FEET IN WIDTH, FIVE FEET  IN  HEIGHT  AND
 TWENTY FEET IN LENGTH.
   C.  EACH CONTAINERIZED WASTE SYSTEM REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL,
 AT A MINIMUM, BE RAT-PROOF, FIREPROOF AND CONSTRUCTED TO  PREVENT  LEAK-
 AGE.    EACH  CONTAINER SHALL BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND SHALL REMAIN IN
 ITS DESIGNATED PLACE OF STORAGE. YARD SWEEPINGS, HEDGE CUTTINGS,  GRASS,
 LEAVES, EARTH, STONE OR BRICKS SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN SUCH CONTAINERIZED
 WASTE SYSTEMS.
   D.  ANY  ADDITIONAL  RULES  OR  REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROMULGATED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 BUILDINGS  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  SANITATION  AND THE
 COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
 before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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