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Senate Bill S6392A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to composting facilities in state parks

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2025-S6392 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10937
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7935, A9344

2025-S6392 - 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-S6392 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6392 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6392
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 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 24 to read as follows:
   24.  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.
                                                            LBD10922-01-5

2025-S6392A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10937
Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7935, A9344

2025-S6392A (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-S6392A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6392A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6392--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Cultural
   Affairs,  Tourism, Parks and Recreation in accordance with Senate Rule
   6, sec. 8 -- 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.
                                                            LBD10922-04-6

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