Senate Bill S3148A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires contractors to recycle waste generated on 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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Bill Amendments

2021-S3148 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5393
2017-2018: S1880
2019-2020: S6876
2023-2024: S5160

2021-S3148 - Summary

Requires contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites; provides contractors can apply for a waiver if they are unable to recycle the appropriate amount and shall be exempt if their construction site is more than 25 miles from a construction and delivery recycling center or if such a center is not located within the construction site's county.

2021-S3148 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3148 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3148
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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
   requiring  contractors  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.  Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to signif-
 icantly reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and  demoli-
 tion  activities  in the state of New York. There are many opportunities
 to reduce or recycle materials from construction and demolition, includ-
 ing metals, cardboard, drywall, glass, wood and  asphalt.  This  act  is
 consistent  with  the  goals of the state's solid waste management plan,
 complementing other recycling and recovery programs currently in effect.
   § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 27-0721 to read as follows:
 § 27-0721. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE WASTE RECYCLING.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CONTRACTOR" MEANS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY
 SUBCONTRACTOR  ENGAGED  IN THE DEMOLITION OR WRECKING OF A STRUCTURE FOR
 WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
   (B) "CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS" SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO, METALS, CARDBOARD, DRYWALL, GLASS, WOOD, CONCRETE, BRICK AND
 ASPHALT,  BUT  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  ANY MATERIAL THAT IS CONTAMINATED BY
 LEAD, ASBESTOS OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SUCH THAT  RECYCLING  THEREOF
 WOULD BE ILLEGAL OR UNFEASIBLE.
   (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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05862-01-1
              

2021-S3148A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5393
2017-2018: S1880
2019-2020: S6876
2023-2024: S5160

2021-S3148A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites; provides contractors can apply for a waiver if they are unable to recycle the appropriate amount and shall be exempt if their construction site is more than 25 miles from a construction and delivery recycling center or if such a center is not located within the construction site's county.

2021-S3148A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3148A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3148--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   requiring contractors 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. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is  to  signif-
 icantly  reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and demoli-
 tion activities in the state of New York. There are  many  opportunities
 to reduce or recycle materials from construction and demolition, includ-
 ing  metals,  cardboard,  drywall,  glass, wood and asphalt. This act is
 consistent with the goals of the state's solid  waste  management  plan,
 complementing other recycling and recovery programs currently in effect.
   §  2.  The  environmental  conservation law is amended by adding a new
 section 27-0721 to read as follows:
 § 27-0721. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE WASTE RECYCLING.
   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "CONTRACTOR" MEANS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY
 SUBCONTRACTOR ENGAGED IN THE DEMOLITION OR WRECKING OF A  STRUCTURE  FOR
 WHICH A PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
   (B)  "CONSTRUCTION  AND  DEMOLITION  DEBRIS" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO, METALS, CARDBOARD, DRYWALL, GLASS, WOOD, CONCRETE, BRICK AND
 ASPHALT, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY  MATERIAL  THAT  IS  CONTAMINATED  BY
 LEAD,  ASBESTOS  OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SUCH THAT RECYCLING THEREOF
 WOULD BE ILLEGAL OR UNFEASIBLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05862-02-2
 S. 3148--A                          2
              

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