A01688 Summary:

BILL NOA01688
 
SAME ASSAME AS S07455
 
SPONSORColton (MS)
 
COSPNSRBrook-Krasny, Clark, Dinowitz, Schimel, Perry, Millman, Englebright, Rosenthal
 
MLTSPNSRBrennan, Glick, Gottfried, Jacobs, Kellner, Lupardo, Robinson, Saladino, Weisenberg
 
Add S23-a, Gen City L
 
Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.
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A01688 Actions:

BILL NOA01688
 
01/09/2013referred to environmental conservation
04/30/2013reported referred to codes
01/08/2014referred to environmental conservation
02/11/2014reported referred to codes
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A01688 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1688
 
SPONSOR: Colton (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring contractors in certain cities to recycle construction and demolition site waste   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to reduce the solid waste disposal from C&D sites by requiring a contractor to use or recycle at least 50% of the C&D debris.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill requires that contractors in New York City to reuse or recycle a) 25% by weight of the C&D debris, for those project which have been issued a permit with an application date within one year of the effective date of the bill; and b) 50 % by weight of C&D debris for those projects issued a permit with an applica- tion of more than one year after the effective date of the bill. The bill defines the types of projects that would be subject to the recycling/reuse requirements. Contractors would be required to document their C&D debris recycling/reuse. The bill contains penalties for violations of the requirements of the program.   JUSTIFICATION: According to a study released by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DOS), 60% of the solid waste stream consists of construction and debris materials. The purpose of the legislation is to significantly reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and demolition activities. There are many opportunities to reduce or recycle materials, including metals, cardboard, drywall, glass, wood, glass and asphalt, from C&D sites. Although New York City has a voluntary C&D reuse and recycling program and has produced a manual for contractors on how to manage these wastes, there is no requirement to do so. Furthermore, NYC has failed to include C&D waste reuse and recycling in its Solid Waste Management Plan update. Given continuing problems with managing garbage, this bill could significantly reduce materials going into land- fills by requiring their reuse and recycling. The DOS estimates that 60% of fill materials and 40% of non-fill materi- als are currently being recycled. This legislation requires a 50% rate after one year of enactment, and poses no significant financial burden to contractors. In fact, a study released by The Boston Society of Architects states that recycling construction and debris materials is considerably less-expensive than the cost attributed to hauling the waste to a landfill and paying tonnage fees. These savings are realized even after all costs for planning, training, recordkeeping, and report- ing are factored in,   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-12: A.903/Encon/Codes, S.1107 2009- 10: A.1264/Encon/Codes, S.5103/Cities.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: The bill will have minimum administrative impacts on New York City.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act would take effect January one after it becomes law.
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