NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A1793
SPONSOR: Rajkumar TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the installation of surveillance cameras
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this
bill is to permit local sanitation departments to install and use secu-
rity cameras in order to help enforcement officers identify and fine
individuals who have engaged in illegal dumping.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section l - Section 27-0107 of the environmental conservation law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
1-a. Any municipal agency having authority over local sanitation or
waste management may install surveillance cameras and review such camera
footage to help identify individuals who have engaged in illegal dump-
ing.
Section 2 is the effective date
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
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JUSTIFICATION:
Illegal dumping has presented a serious sanitation and quality of life
issue in our neighborhoods. Presently, individuals are dumping household
trash both inside and next to trash bins on sidewalk, which causes odor
issues and presents a serious quality of life issue within the communi-
ty. This bill would allow any municipal agency with authority of local
sanitation to install security cameras in order to help identify, deter
and fine offenders.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
01/14/2019 referred to environmental conservation
01/08/2020 referred to environmental conservation
01/05/2022 referred to environmental conservation
02/07/2023 A03709 referred to environmental conservation
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
To be determined
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1793
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing the installation of surveillance cameras
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 27-0107 of the environmental conservation law is
2 amended by adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-a. Local enforcement. Any municipal agency having authority over
4 local sanitization or waste management may install surveillance cameras
5 and review such camera footage to help identify individuals who have
6 engaged in illegal dumping.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01896-01-5
