Senate Bill S5160

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires contractors to recycle waste generated on construction and demolition sites

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Current 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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2023-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2550
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1320
2011-2012: A1239
2013-2014: A1603
2015-2016: S5393, A4756
2017-2018: S1880, A3700
2019-2020: S6876, A3369
2021-2022: S3148, A3992

2023-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5160
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD00898-01-3
 S. 5160                             2
              

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