Relates to the use of waste tire management and recycling fee funds; directs certain funds to be used by the department of economic development for funding demonstration projects relating to reuse in agricultural settings and for conducting analysis of waste tire reuse opportunities.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1688
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
vation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
use of waste tire management and recycling fee funds
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 27-1915 of the environmental
2 conservation law, as added by section 3 of part V1 of chapter 62 of the
3 laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
4 2. costs of the department of economic development for the following:
5 (a) conducting an updated market analysis of outlets for waste tire
6 utilization including recycling and energy recovery opportunities;
7 (b) establishment of a program to provide funds to businesses to
8 develop technology that leads to increased markets for waste tires;
9 (c) funding of demonstration projects, including, but not limited to,
10 reuse in agricultural settings; [and]
11 (d) administration of requirements of this section; and
12 (e) conducting an analysis of waste tire reuse opportunities.
13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
14 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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