What's happening
This bill prohibits issuing permits for marine solid waste transfer stations within 800 feet of public housing in large cities.
Why it matters
Targets environmental justice concerns. By banning marine solid waste transfer stations near public housing, the bill addresses longstanding issues of disproportionate environmental burdens on low-income and minority communities, aiming to reduce exposure to pollutants and related health risks.
Sets a clear, enforceable standard. The 800-foot buffer creates a specific, measurable zone of protection, making it easier for both agencies and the public to understand and enforce the law, potentially preventing controversial siting decisions before they happen.
Limits local discretion and closes loopholes. The bill overrides any conflicting state or local laws or regulations, ensuring that no permits or approvals—new or renewed—can be issued for these facilities within the defined proximity, thus reducing opportunities for exceptions or regulatory workarounds.
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- Referred to environmental conservation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
10490
IN ASSEMBLY
April 30, 2018
Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting marine solid waste transfer stations located in proximity to public housing projects in certain cases
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-0721 to read as follows: § 27-0721. Marine solid waste transfer station or facilities.
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of state or local law or regulation, neither the department nor any local agency, department or authority shall issue a permit, regulation, or renew a permit or approve an application for the expansion, construction, relocation, reactivation or operation of a marine solid waste transfer station or facility in a city with a population of one million or more, where any part of such station or facility is to be located within eight hundred feet of a housing project as the term project is defined in subdivision fourteen of section three of the public housing law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05527-01-7
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