Senate Bill S8739

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting illegal dumping on public property

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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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2021-S8739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6338
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0111, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S491, A2310

2021-S8739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits illegal dumping on public property; provides a reward for any evidence which leads to a fine for illegal dumping.

2021-S8739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8739
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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
   prohibiting illegal dumping on public property
 
   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. ILLEGAL DUMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
   1.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "DUMP" OR "DUMPING" SHALL
 MEAN TO THROW, DUMP, DEPOSIT OR PLACE, OR CAUSE TO  BE  THROWN,  DUMPED,
 DEPOSITED  OR  PLACED ANY REFUSE, TRASH, GARBAGE, RUBBISH, LITTER OR ANY
 NAUSEOUS OR OFFENSIVE MATTER IN AN AREA NOT  LICENSED  OR  PERMITTED  TO
 RECEIVE  SUCH  REFUSE,  TRASH,  GARBAGE,  RUBBISH, LITTER OR NAUSEOUS OR
 OFFENSIVE MATTER.
   2. IN ADDITION TO ANY PENALTIES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION  16-119  OF  THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE  CODE  OF  THE  CITY OF NEW YORK, NO PERSON SHALL DUMP OR
 PERFORM AN ACT OF DUMPING UPON ANY SIDEWALK, STREET, LOT,  PARK,  PUBLIC
 PLACE,  WHARF,  PIER,  DOCK,  BULKHEAD,  SLIP, NAVIGABLE WATERWAY OR ANY
 OTHER AREA PUBLICLY OWNED BY THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY.
   3. A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE  PUNISHABLE
 BY A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE AND ONE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  FOR A SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. IF SITE CLEAN-UP IS DEEMED
 NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER  AS  A  RESULT  OF  A  VIOLATION  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  OFFENDER SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A FINE EQUAL TO THE SUM
 OF ANY AND ALL EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE CLEAN-UP OR  DECONTAMINATION  OF
 SUCH DUMPING SITE.
   4.  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY REWARD SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION F OF SECTION
 16-119 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, A WITNESS  TO
 A  VIOLATION  SET  FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION MAY SUBMIT
 EVIDENCE OF SUCH VIOLATION TO THE COMMISSIONER. IF SUCH  EVIDENCE  LEADS
 TO  A  FINE FOR SUCH VIOLATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL OFFER AS A REWARD
 TO SUCH WITNESS IN AN AMOUNT THAT IS AT THE DISCRETION  OF  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER. EVIDENCE OF A VIOLATION MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) A VIDEO OF THE DUMPING; OR
   (B) A PICTURE OF A LICENSE PLATE OF A VEHICLE SUSPECTED OF DUMPING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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