Requires the commissioner to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties; requires incentives for adherence and annual reporting to the governor and legislature.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5966
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 12, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, SCHIMEL, GABRYSZAK, MARKEY, MILLMAN,
GALEF, JAFFEE, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI, HOOPER, COLTON, ARROYO, SCHIM-
MINGER, ROSENTHAL, CASTRO, MAISEL, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. CAHILL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, V. LOPEZ, ORTIZ, SCARBOR-
OUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
ations
AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to recycling on all
state-owned and state-leased real property
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public lands law is amended by adding a new section 3-a
2 to read as follows:
3 § 3-a. State-owned real property recycling management program. 1. The
4 commissioner of general services is authorized and directed to coordi-
5 nate and implement a recycling management program on all state-owned and
6 state-leased real property holdings, consistent with the recommendations
7 for implementation provided by the waste reduction and recycling program
8 and the waste prevention assistance program, as provided in section two
9 hundred sixty-three and two hundred sixty-four, respectively, of the
10 economic development law. Such program shall be implemented within six
11 months of the effective date of this section.
12 2. All other departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions
13 thereof occupying such state-owned or state-leased properties shall, at
14 the request of the commissioner, or his or her designee, provide the
15 office of general services with such assistance as will enable such
16 office to carry out its duties under this section.
17 3. The commissioner shall develop incentive initiatives to encourage
18 adherence to the program by the departments and agencies of the state or
19 subdivisions thereof occupying such properties.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 4. The requirements of the recycling management program shall be
2 included in all new and renewal lease-hold agreements entered into by
3 the office on and after the implementation of such program.
4 5. On or before January first, two thousand fourteen, and annually
5 thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the governor and the legis-
6 lature on the program including, but not limited to, recommendations for
7 increased efficiency in the implementation and incentives for adherence
8 to the program.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
10 have become a law.
