Senate Bill S5600

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the recycling of rechargeable batteries

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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-S5600 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1807, 27-1809 & 27-1811, En Con L

2015-S5600 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the recycling of rechargeable batteries.

2015-S5600 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5600 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5600

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  rechargeable battery recycling

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

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2  of  section  27-1807  of  the
environmental  conservation  law, as added by chapter 562 of the laws of
2010, is amended to read as follows:
  b. Submittance  to  the  department  of  annual  reports,  on  a  form
prescribed  by  the  department,  concerning  the amount of rechargeable
batteries received within the state and recycled either by number or  by
weight; the costs of such efforts; and any other relevant information as
required  by  the  department.  SUCH REPORTS SHALL INCLUDE THE WEIGHT OF
RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES RECEIVED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION  OF  ONE
MILLION OR MORE.
  S  2. Section 27-1809 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. IN ADDITION TO ANY ENFORCEMENT OF THIS TITLE  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION, IN A CITY WITH A POPU-
LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  27-1805  AND
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF SECTION 27-1807 OF THIS TITLE MAY BE ENFORCED BY AN
AGENCY OR AGENCIES DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR OF SUCH CITY.  ANY NOTICE  OF
VIOLATION  ISSUED  BY  AN  AGENCY  DESIGNATED  BY THE MAYOR OF SUCH CITY
CHARGING A VIOLATION OF SECTION 27-1805 OR SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
27-1807  OF  THIS TITLE SHALL BE RETURNABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
BOARD OF SUCH CITY. SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL  CONTROL  BOARD  SHALL  HAVE  THE
POWER  TO  IMPOSE  THE CIVIL PENALTIES SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND
TWO OF THIS SECTION. ALL CIVIL PENALTIES COLLECTED FOR ANY VIOLATION  OF
THIS  TITLE THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD OF
SUCH CITY SHALL BE PAID INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF SUCH CITY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11134-01-5

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