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A3392Assembly2017-2018 Session

Require Recycling in State Buildings

Official title

“Requires the commissioner of general services to implement a recycling program for all state-owned and state-leased properties”

Sponsor Steven EnglebrightAD-4+8 co-sponsors
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires the implementation of a recycling management program on all state-owned and state-leased properties in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Mandates swift statewide action. All state-owned and state-leased properties must implement a recycling management program within six months, signaling a fast and comprehensive push to standardize recycling in government spaces.

  2. Requires agency participation and cooperation. Every state department or agency occupying these properties is legally required to support the Office of General Services, ensuring that recycling isn’t just a top-down mandate but a coordinated effort across government.

  3. Incentivizes compliance. The commissioner must develop initiatives—potentially including rewards or recognition—to encourage agencies and departments to actively follow recycling guidelines, aiming to make participation attractive and boost adherence.

  4. Builds accountability and continuous improvement. The law mandates annual reporting to the governor and legislature, which will document progress, identify challenges, and suggest improvements, fostering transparency and ongoing refinement of the program.

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Require Recycling in State Buildings

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Steven Englebright

Assembly Member · Assembly District 4

History

  1. Referred to governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3392

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 27, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI, HOOPER, COLTON, ARROYO, SCHIMMINGER, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

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 Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The public lands law is amended by adding a new section 3-a to read as follows:

§ 3-a. State-owned real property recycling management program. 1. The commissioner of general services is authorized and directed to coordinate and implement a recycling management program on all state-owned and state-leased real property holdings, consistent with the recommendations for implementation provided by the waste reduction and recycling program and the waste prevention assistance program, as provided in sections two hundred sixty-three and two hundred sixty-four, respectively, of the economic development law. Such program shall be implemented within six months of the effective date of this section.

2. All other departments or agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof occupying such state-owned or state-leased properties shall, at the request of the commissioner, or his or her designee, provide the office of general services with such assistance as will enable such office to carry out its duties under this section.

3. The commissioner shall develop incentive initiatives to encourage adherence to the program by the departments and agencies of the state or subdivisions thereof occupying such properties.

4. The requirements of the recycling management program shall be included in all new and renewal lease-hold agreements entered into by the office on and after the implementation of such program.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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5. On or before January first, two thousand eighteen, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall report to the governor and the legislature on the program including, but not limited to, recommendations for increased efficiency in the implementation and incentives for adherence to the program.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.

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