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A5836Assembly2019-2020 Session

Keep Hazardous Waste from Schools

Official title

“Prohibits radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being sited within one thousand five hundred feet of school property”

Sponsor Walter T. MosleyAD-57Affects Environment & Energy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Environmental Conservation
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Environmental Conservation

What's happening

This bill prohibits radioactive and hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations from being located within 1,500 feet of school property.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces potential health risks for children and school staff. by ensuring that hazardous and radioactive waste sites cannot be located close to schools, limiting exposure to dangerous substances in case of leaks, accidents, or improper handling.

  2. Protects property values and neighborhood stability. near schools, since proximity to waste disposal or transfer stations often lowers real estate values and deters families from living in affected areas.

  3. Limits future siting options for waste facilities, potentially increasing costs or logistical challenges. for industry and local governments as they must find alternative locations farther from schools, which may require more complex transportation or infrastructure planning.

  4. Strengthens environmental justice and community trust. by prioritizing the health and safety of vulnerable populations—especially students—over industrial convenience, and addressing long-standing concerns about hazardous sites being placed near sensitive community spaces.

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Keep Hazardous Waste from Schools

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Sponsors

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Walter T. Mosley

Assembly Member · Assembly District 57

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History

  1. Referred to environmental conservation
  2. Referred to environmental conservation

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5836

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 19, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the siting and licensing of radioactive or hazardous waste disposal or transfer stations

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 27-0111 to read as follows: § 27-0111. Siting and licensing of radioactive or hazardous waste

disposal or transfer stations.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a radioactive waste disposal station, a radioactive waste transfer station, a hazardous waste disposal station, or a hazardous waste transfer station shall not be sited within one thousand five hundred feet of the boundary of any school property. Furthermore, no license shall be issued to any individual to operate any radioactive waste disposal station, radioactive waste transfer station, hazardous waste disposal station, or hazardous waste transfer station within one thousand five hundred feet of the boundaries of a school property.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD09917-01-9

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