Bill Text: NY A00990 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to governmental operations [A00990 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A00990-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          990
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, MAISEL, SCHIMEL, LUPARDO -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.   BROOK-KRASNY, GLICK, REILLY --  read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state agen-
         cies  and  persons  contracting  with   such   agencies   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:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  163-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 163-B.  CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION SITE WASTE RECYCLING. 1. AS USED
    4  IN THIS SECTION:
    5    (A)  "CONTRACTOR"  MEANS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR HAVING A CONTRACT WITH A
    6  STATE AGENCY, AND ALL SUBCONTRACTORS OF SUCH GENERAL CONTRACTOR PERFORM-
    7  ING PUBLIC WORK PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT.
    8    (B) "CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS" SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY MATERI-
    9  AL THAT IS CONTAMINATED BY LEAD, ASBESTOS OR OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN
   10  SUCH A WAY AS TO RENDER RECYCLING ILLEGAL OR IMPOSSIBLE.
   11    (C) "RECYCLER" MEANS A RECYCLING FACILITY, TRANSFER STATION  OR  OTHER
   12  WASTE HANDLING FACILITY PERMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE WHICH ACCEPTS
   13  CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS FOR RECYCLING OR FOR FURTHER TRANSFER
   14  TO A RECYCLING FACILITY.
   15    (D)  "REUSE" MEANS (I) THE ON-SITE USE OF REPROCESSED CONSTRUCTION AND
   16  DEMOLITION DEBRIS IF SUCH ON-SITE USE IS AUTHORIZED IN  WRITING  BY  THE
   17  COMMISSIONER;  AND  (II) THE OFF-SITE REDISTRIBUTION OF A MATERIAL WHICH
   18  WOULD OTHERWISE BE DISPOSED OF, FOR USE IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR  FORM  AS
   19  IT WAS PRODUCED.
   20    (E)  "STATE  AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN (1) (I) ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, OR (II)
   21  ANY DIVISION, BOARD, COMMISSION OR BUREAU OF ANY  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  OR
   22  (III)  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04977-01-1
       A. 990                              2
    1  YORK, INCLUDING ALL THEIR CONSTITUENT UNITS  EXCEPT  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES
    2  AND   THE  INDEPENDENT  INSTITUTIONS  OPERATING  STATUTORY  OR  CONTRACT
    3  COLLEGES ON BEHALF OF THE STATE, OR (IV) A BOARD, A  MAJORITY  OF  WHOSE
    4  MEMBERS  ARE  APPOINTED  BY THE GOVERNOR OR WHO SERVE BY VIRTUE OF BEING
    5  STATE OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I),  (II)  OR
    6  (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (I) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF
    7  THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
    8    (2) THE FOLLOWING ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF STATE CONTRACTS  ENTERED  INTO
    9  FOR  ITS  OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF A STATE AGENCY AS DEFINED IN
   10  SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH:
   11    DORMITORY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
   12    FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION;
   13    NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY;
   14    NEW YORK STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION.
   15    2. EVERY STATE AGENCY AND EVERY CONTRACTOR PERFORMING PUBLIC WORK  FOR
   16  A STATE AGENCY SHALL RECYCLE OR REUSE CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS
   17  PRODUCED  ON  SITE  AS  PART OF CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES BY
   18  MEETING THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   19    (A) ON A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT COMMENCED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE  EFFEC-
   20  TIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE AGENCY OR CONTRACTOR SHALL CAUSE TO
   21  BE  RECYCLED  OR REUSED AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION
   22  AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS, AS MEASURED BY WEIGHT, PRODUCED ON SITE.
   23    (B) ON A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT COMMENCED ONE YEAR  OR  MORE  AFTER  THE
   24  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION, THE STATE AGENCY OR CONTRACTOR SHALL
   25  CAUSE  TO  BE  RECYCLED  OR  REUSED  AT  LEAST  FIFTY  PERCENT  OF   THE
   26  CONSTRUCTION  AND  DEMOLITION DEBRIS, AS MEASURED BY WEIGHT, PRODUCED ON
   27  SITE.
   28    3. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF COMPLETION OF A  PUBLIC  WORKS  PROJECT,  THE
   29  STATE AGENCY OR CONTRACTOR SHALL SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION TO THE STATE COMP-
   30  TROLLER  TO  REPORT COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE
   31  IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE  COMPTROLLER,  AND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF
   32  NOTARIZED  AFFIDAVITS  FROM THE STATE AGENCY OR CONTRACTOR AND THE WASTE
   33  HAULER OR RECYCLER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT CERTIFYING THE EXTENT TO
   34  WHICH THE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT COMPLIES WITH THIS SECTION.
   35    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
   36  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.