Senate Bill S6282

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain community composting operations to use parklands without violating alienation laws or restrictions

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 03, 2022	committed to rules
May 05, 2022	advanced to third reading
May 04, 2022	2nd report cal.
May 03, 2022	1st report cal.1040
Jan 05, 2022	referred to environmental conservation
Jun 02, 2021	print number 6282c
Jun 02, 2021	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jun 01, 2021	print number 6282b
Jun 01, 2021	amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
May 19, 2021	print number 6282a
May 19, 2021	amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
Apr 20, 2021	referred to environmental conservation

Votes

- May 3, 2022 - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote
  S6282
  
  Aye
  
  10
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Environmental Conservation Committee Vote: May 3, 2022
      
      aye (10)
      
      Harckham
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mannion
      
      May
      
      Palumbo
      
      Serrano
      
      Stec
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Ritchie

Bill Amendments

Original

C (Active)

2021-S6282 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-0107, En Con L

2021-S6282 - Summary

Authorizes community composting operations registered with the department of environmental conservation but not requiring a permit from such department to use parklands without violating alienation laws or restrictions.

2021-S6282 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6282

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
requiring local solid waste management plans to allow composting facili-
ties to operate in public recreational areas located in a city with a
population of one million or more

 
PURPOSE:

To exempt small scale, community composting operations in New York City
from the restrictions of parkland alienation.

 
SUMMARY:

Section 1 of this bill adds a new subparagraph (viii) to paragraph (b)
of subdivision 1 of section 23-0107 of the environmental conservation
law to allow community composting projects registered with the depart-
ment of environmental conservation to operate on New York City parklands

without being in violation of alienation restrictions.

Section 2 of this bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Community Composting in New York City has provided thousands of New
Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to produce compost
locally. Community composting operations have sponsored compost deliver
and give back events, as well as curbside composting that make our
neighborhoods a more environmentally sustainable place to live. The
educational services offered by these community composting programs fall
squarely in line with the mission of NYC Parks to enrich and educate the
lives of all New Yorkers. This bill would ensure that small community
composting operations that have the support of their communities will be
allowed to operate on parklands and continue to offer their neighbors
opportunities to learn about and participate in composting.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6282 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6282
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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  local  solid  waste  management  plans  to allow composting
   facilities to operate in public recreational areas located in  a  city
   with a population of one million or more
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (b)  of  subdivi-
 sion  1  of  section  27-0107  of the environmental conservation law, as
 added by chapter 70 of the laws of 1988, are amended and a new  subpara-
 graph (viii) is added to read as follows:
   (vi) describe the participation in the preparation of the plan of each
 municipality which has chosen to participate in such preparation; [and]
   (vii)  describe  (A) measures undertaken by the municipalities partic-
 ipating in the planning unit  to  secure  participation  of  neighboring
 jurisdictions, (B) the limitations, if any, imposed by the proposed plan
 on  solid  waste  management  alternatives available to such neighboring
 jurisdictions, and (C) alternatives which would be available if a  local
 solid  waste management plan including such jurisdictions were prepared.
 Specific written suggestions  received  from  neighboring  jurisdictions
 shall be summarized and reflected in the plan; AND
   (VIII)  IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, A PLAN FOR
 ALLOWING COMPOSTING FACILITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF  COMMUNITY  COMPOSTING
 REGISTERED  WITH  THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION TO ENGAGE
 IN THE COMPOSTING OF WASTE IN PUBLIC RECREATIONAL AREAS SUCH  AS  PARKS,
 ZOOS  AND  BOTANICAL GARDENS LOCATED WITHIN SUCH CITIES. SUCH PLAN SHALL
 ALLOW SUCH COMPOSTING FACILITIES TO OPERATE IN SUCH PUBLIC  RECREATIONAL
 AREAS  WITHOUT VIOLATING ANY LAWS OR RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO THE ALIEN-
 ATION OF PARKLANDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD10885-01-1

co-Sponsors

2021-S6282A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-0107, En Con L

2021-S6282A - Summary

2021-S6282A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6282A

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing certain community composting operations in a city with a
population of one million or more to use parklands without violating
alienation laws or restrictions

 
PURPOSE:

To exempt small scale, community composting operations in New York City
from the restrictions of parkland alienation.

 
SUMMARY:

Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 27-0111 to the environmental
conservation law to allow community composting projects registered with
the department of environmental conservation to operate on New York City
parklands without being in violation of alienation restrictions.

Section 2 of this bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Community Composting in New York City has provided thousands of New
Yorkers with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to produce compost
locally. Community composting operations have sponsored compost deliver
and give back events, as well as curbside composting that make our
neighborhoods a more environmentally sustainable place to live. The
educational services offered by these community composting programs fall
squarely in line with the mission of NYC Parks to enrich and educate the
lives of all New Yorkers. This bill would ensure that small community
composting operations that have the support of their communities will be
allowed to operate on parklands and continue to offer their neighbors
opportunities to learn about and participate in composting.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6282A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6282--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   authorizing certain community composting operations in a city  with  a
   population  of  one million or more to use parklands without violating
   alienation laws or restrictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
 § 27-0111. COMPOST FACILITIES IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
              OR MORE.
   IN CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  COMMUNITY  SCALE
 COMPOST  OPERATIONS  REQUIRING REGISTRATION WITH, BUT NOT A PERMIT FROM,
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN  PARKLANDS  WITHIN  SUCH
 CITIES  AND SHALL NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY LAWS OR RESTRICTIONS RELAT-
 ING TO THE ALIENATION OF SUCH PARKLANDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10885-02-1

co-Sponsors

2021-S6282B - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-0107, En Con L

2021-S6282B - Summary

2021-S6282B - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6282B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6282--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  COMRIE,  GOUNARDES  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Environmental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing  certain  community composting operations to use parklands
   without violating alienation laws or restrictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
 § 27-0111. COMMUNITY SCALE COMPOST FACILITIES ON PARKLANDS.
   COMMUNITY SCALE COMPOST OPERATIONS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT, BUT
 NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT, AND APPROVED BY ANY  COUNTY,
 CITY,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE FOR OPERATION ON PARKLAND OWNED BY SUCH COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE, SHALL NOT  BE  DEEMED  TO  BE  IN  VIOLATION  OF
 RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO THE ALIENATION OF PARKLAND IMPOSED BY STATE LAW
 OR  COMMON  LAW AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE EXPRESS AUTHORITY OF AN ACT OF
 THE LEGISLATURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10885-05-1

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2021-S6282C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §27-0107, En Con L

2021-S6282C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S6282C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6282C

SPONSOR: KAVANAGH
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing certain community composting operations to use parklands
without violating alienation laws or restrictions

 
PURPOSE:

To reaffirm that community scale composting operations on parklands
throughout the state do not constitute alienation of parklands.

 
SUMMARY:

Section 1 of this bill adds a new section 27-0111 to the environmental
conservation law to allow community composting projects registered with
the department of environmental conservation to operate on parklands
without being in violation of alienation restrictions.

Section 2 of this bill sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Community Composting has provided thousands of New Yorkers with the
knowledge, skills, and opportunities to produce compost locally.  Commu-
nity composting operations have sponsored compost deliver and give back
events, as well as curbside composting that make our neighborhoods more
environmentally sustainable places to live. The educational services
offered by these community composting programs fall squarely in line
with the mission of state parklands to enrich and educate the lives of
all New Yorkers. This bill would reaffirm the belief that small communi-
ty composting operations that have the support of their communities do
not constitute an alienation of parklands and should be able to continue
offering their neighbors with opportunities to learn about and partic-
ipate in composting.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S6282C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6282--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KAVANAGH,  COMRIE,  GOUNARDES  --  read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Environmental  Conservation  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   authorizing certain community composting operations to  use  parklands
   without violating alienation laws or restrictions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
 § 27-0111. COMMUNITY SCALE COMPOST FACILITIES ON PARKLANDS.
   COMMUNITY SCALE COMPOST OPERATIONS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT, BUT
 NOT  REQUIRING A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT, AND APPROVED BY ANY COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE FOR OPERATION ON PARKLAND OWNED BY  SUCH  COUNTY,
 CITY,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ALIENATION OF PARKLAND,
 AND SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE EXPRESS AUTHORITY OF AN ACT  OF  THE  LEGISLA-
 TURE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10885-11-1

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