Assembly Bill A484

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of general services to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties

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  • 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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2015-A484 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-a, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10845
2011-2012: A6018
2013-2014: A5966
2017-2018: A3392
2019-2020: A4040

2015-A484 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties; requires incentives for adherence and annual reporting to the governor and legislature.

2015-A484 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   484

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMEL, MARKEY, GALEF, JAFFEE,
  ZEBROWSKI, HOOPER, COLTON, ARROYO, SCHIMMINGER, ROSENTHAL, ROBINSON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ,  SCAR-
  BOROUGH  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations

AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to  recycling  on  all
  state-owned and state-leased real property

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public lands law is amended by adding a new section 3-a
to read as follows:
  S 3-A. STATE-OWNED REAL PROPERTY RECYCLING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.  1. THE
COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  COORDI-
NATE AND IMPLEMENT A RECYCLING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON ALL STATE-OWNED AND
STATE-LEASED REAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDED BY THE WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM
AND THE WASTE PREVENTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS TWO
HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  AND  TWO  HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED  WITHIN  SIX
MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  ALL  OTHER  DEPARTMENTS  OR  AGENCIES OF THE STATE OR SUBDIVISIONS
THEREOF OCCUPYING SUCH STATE-OWNED OR STATE-LEASED PROPERTIES SHALL,  AT
THE  REQUEST  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, PROVIDE THE
OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES WITH SUCH  ASSISTANCE  AS  WILL  ENABLE  SUCH
OFFICE TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION.
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP INCENTIVE INITIATIVES TO ENCOURAGE
ADHERENCE TO THE PROGRAM BY THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF THE STATE OR
SUBDIVISIONS THEREOF OCCUPYING SUCH PROPERTIES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06072-01-5

              

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