S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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958--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
Parks and Recreation -- 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 requiring a solar powered trash compacting garbage recep-
tacle pilot program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
2 amended by adding a new section 3.27 to read as follows:
3 S 3.27 PURCHASING FOR SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE RECEPTA-
4 CLES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING
5 GARBAGE RECEPTACLE" SHALL MEAN A TRASH RECEPTACLE THAT UTILIZES THE
6 SUN'S NATURAL ENERGY TO AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE A COMPACTOR WITH AN ENCLOSED
7 SYSTEM IN THE SAME FOOTPRINT THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
8 TO MONITOR REAL-TIME WASTE LEVELS.
9 2. A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL UNDERTAKE A SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACT-
10 ING GARBAGE RECEPTACLE PILOT PROJECT AND SHALL REPLACE ONE HUNDRED
11 GARBAGE RECEPTACLES. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PLACE FIFTY RECEPTACLES IN
12 NIAGARA FALLS STATE PARK, TWENTY-FIVE RECEPTACLES IN RIVERSIDE STATE
13 PARK, AND TWENTY-FIVE RECEPTACLES IN ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK, WITH
14 SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE RECEPTACLES.
15 B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SELL TO ANY INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPO-
16 RATION OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY ADVERTISING SPACE ON SUCH SOLAR POWERED
17 TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE RECEPTACLES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE
18 COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT PURCHASE SUCH SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING
19 GARBAGE RECEPTACLES BEFORE HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED PAYMENTS IN CONSIDER-
20 ATION FOR SUCH ADVERTISING SPACE.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE
2 ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIR OF THE TOUR-
3 ISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE
4 RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOP-
5 MENT COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOUR-
6 ISM, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, THE RANKING MINORITY
7 MEMBER OF THE CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
8 IN THE SENATE, THE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE IN
9 THE ASSEMBLY, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
10 TION COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVA-
11 TION COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENVI-
12 RONMENTAL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE, AND THE CHAIR OF THE
13 RENEWABLE ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, A REPORT DETAILING THE
14 PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
15 A. THE NUMBER OF OPERATING SOLAR POWERED TRASH COMPACTING GARBAGE
16 RECEPTACLES;
17 B. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WEEKLY COLLECTIONS FOR EACH RECEPTACLE;
18 C. THE MAN HOURS USED TO COLLECT WASTE FROM EACH RECEPTACLE;
19 D. FUEL USAGE FOR SUCH COLLECTION; AND
20 E. THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION AS A RESULT OF
21 THIS PROGRAM.
22 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.