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Assembly Bill A10937A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to composting facilities in state parks

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2025-A10937 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6392
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9344, S7935

2025-A10937 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilites shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.

2025-A10937 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10937
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to composting facilities in state parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
   25. PERMIT COMPOSTING FACILITIES AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  COMPOSTING
 FACILITY DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10922-02-6

2025-A10937A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6392
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9344, S7935

2025-A10937A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilites shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.

2025-A10937A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10937--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Tourism,  Parks,  Arts and Sports Development -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to composting facilities in state parks

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
   25. PERMIT COMPOSTING FACILITIES AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  COMPOSTING
 FACILITY  DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK
 AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH FACILITIES SHALL COMPLY  WITH  CODES,  RULES  AND
 REGULATIONS RELATING TO COMPOSTING FACILITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10922-03-6

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