Assembly Bill A2098

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits solid waste polluters from procuring solid waste public contracts

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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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2023-A2098 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5841
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §71-2731, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1321
2011-2012: A707
2013-2014: A1689
2015-2016: A4713
2017-2018: A3945
2019-2020: A4821, S6867
2021-2022: A4050, S2054

2023-A2098 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain solid waste polluters from procuring public contracts for certain periods of time after violations and until all debts to the state are satisfied; prohibits individuals found guilty of solid waste pollution from serving as members of any board of any entity engaged in solid waste removal and disposal.

2023-A2098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2098
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, SEAWRIGHT, DICKENS, RIVERA
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DINOWITZ, WALKER -- read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting any solid waste polluter from procuring solid waste public
   contracts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 71-2731 to read as follows:
 § 71-2731. ENFORCEMENT OF SOLID WASTE POLLUTION VIOLATIONS;  PROHIBITION
              OF PROCUREMENT OF SOLID WASTE PUBLIC CONTRACTS.
   1. WHEN USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A.  "SOLID  WASTE"  SHALL  HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 27-0701 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   B. "PROCUREMENT OF A SOLID WASTE PUBLIC CONTRACT" MEANS ANY SUBMISSION
 OF BIDS, ENTRANCE INTO CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONDUCTION OF  ANY
 CONTRACTUAL BUSINESS WITH ANY PUBLIC ENTITY WITHIN THE STATE, THAT DEALS
 WITH  SOLID  WASTE,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, ANY STATE OR LOCAL
 BOARD, AGENCY, COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OR AUTHORITY.
   2. ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF A FELONY VIOLATION PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 71-2703 OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PROCURING ANY SOLID WASTE
 PUBLIC CONTRACTS FOR THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
   A.  AFTER  ONE  VIOLATION,  THE PROHIBITION PERIOD SHALL BE FIVE YEARS
 FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT, VERDICT, DECISION OR ORDER  IMPOSING
 SUCH VIOLATION.
   B.  AFTER  TWO  VIOLATIONS,  THE PROHIBITION PERIOD SHALL BE TEN YEARS
 FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT, VERDICT, DECISION OR ORDER  IMPOSING
 SUCH  SECOND  VIOLATION. SUCH PROHIBITION PERIOD SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO
 ANY OTHER PROHIBITION PERIOD ALREADY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02851-01-3
 A. 2098                             2
              

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