Assembly Bill A5278

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the purchase of certain items as scrap

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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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2013-A5278 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1667
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§69-e, 69-g & 69-i, add §§69-h & 69-j, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S3497

2013-A5278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or purchase of certain items as scrap; street signs, funeral markers, government entity, utility, cemetery or railroad items; preempts local laws.

2013-A5278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5278

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAISEL, ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  purchase of certain items as scrap

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

  Section 1. Section 69-e of the general business law, as added by chap-
ter 431 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
  S  69-e.  Definitions. 1. "Scrap metal processing facility" shall mean
an establishment engaged primarily in the purchase, processing and ship-
ment of ferrous and/or non-ferrous scrap, the end product  of  which  is
the  production  of raw material for remelting purposes for steel mills,
[foundaries] FOUNDRIES, smelters, refiners, and similar users.
  2. "Scrap processor" shall mean any person,  association,  partnership
or  corporation  operating  and  maintaining  a  "scrap metal processing
facility".
  3. "GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION"  MEANS  ANY  CURRENT  AND  VALID
OFFICIAL  FORM  OF IDENTIFICATION ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, A STATE, TERRITORY, PROTECTORATE,  OR  DEPENDENCY  OF
THE  UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA,  A COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY OR SUBDIVISION
THEREOF, ANY PUBLIC AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT THEREOF, OR ANY PUBLIC  EMPLOY-
ER,  WHICH REQUIRES AND BEARS THE SIGNATURE AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON
TO WHOM IT IS ISSUED.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 69-g of the  general  business  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  302  of  the  laws  of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Such scrap processor shall record [(i) each purchase of any pig  or
pigs  of  metal,  bronze  or  brass castings or parts thereof, sprues or
gates or parts thereof, utility wire or brass car journals, or of  metal
beer  kegs,  and  (ii)]  each  purchase  of [iron, steel] FERROUS and/or
nonferrous scrap [for a price of fifty dollars or  more,]  and  preserve

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04206-02-3
              

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