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Senator · Senate District 57
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance law, in relation to manufacturer liability for the cost of collection, handling, and recycling and reuse of electronic waste, and compensation by the state to electronic waste collection sites, consolidation facilities and recycling facilities for those costs not paid by a manufacturer
Purpose
To provide for the payment of compensation by the Department of Environmental Conservation to electronic waste collection sites, collection facilities, recycling facilities and counties.
Summary of provisions
Subdivision 8 of section 27-2605 of the environmental conservation law is further amended to include a new subdivision (b) which states that any electronic waste collection site, electronic waste consolidation facility, electronic waste recycling facility, or county which collects, handles, and/or recycles or reuses any item of covered electronic equipment may submit an application to the commissioner, in such form and containing such information as the commissioner may require, for state assistance payments toward such costs, and the commissioner shall review such application and shall approve such application for the actual cost of collecting, handling, and/or recycling or reuse covered electronic equipment incurred within the state of New York.
Read the full memo (616 words)
Section 2 amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 92-s of the state finance law, to allow for the payment of the costs of collection, handling, and/or recycling and reuse of electronic waste, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision eight of section 27-2605 of the environmental conservation law.
Section 3 amends subdivision 8 of section 92-s of the state finance law to provide that the comptroller shall, during each quarter, allocate moneys from the solid waste account to the department of environmental conservation for the payment of claims for compensation anticipated to be submitted, pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision eight of section 27-2605 of the environmental conservation law, during such quarter.
Section 4 provides that this act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to the electronic waste collected, handled, and/or recycled and reused on or after January 1, 2016; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
Justification
The "NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act" was signed into law on May 28, 2010, with the purpose of establishing a state-wide electronic equipment reuse and recycling program. Under this program, manufacturers provide free and convenient recycling of electronic waste to most consumers in the state.
This legislation allows electronic waste collection sites, electronic waste consolidation facilities, electronic waste recycling facilities, and counties that collect, handle, and/or recycle or reuse any covered electronic equipment to be reimbursed for the costs of collecting,
handling, and/or recycling and reusing, from the Department of Environmental Conservation
By allowing sites to be reimbursed for the actual cost of collection, this legislation will further promote the safe and efficient recycling and reuse of electronic equipment.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to electronic waste collected, handled, and/or recycled and reused on or after April 1, 2010; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
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