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NY A11214
Bill
Status
6/15/2018
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cusick
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the issuance of certificates of environmental compatibility and public need for new incineration facilities that combust, gasify, or pyrolyze solid waste within the Oswego River/Finger Lakes Watershed
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Applies the prohibition only where at least one landfill or solid waste management facility operates within 50 miles of the proposed incineration facility and the facility is within 10 miles of a state-designated priority waterbody
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Exempts any incineration facilities constructed or in operation prior to the effective date of the act
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Takes effect immediately and is retroactively deemed effective as of February 1, 2018, to protect the Finger Lakes region's agriculture, tourism, and wine industries from impacts of imported waste
Legislative Description
Creates the "Finger Lakes community act of 2018"; prohibits the siting of newly constructed incineration facilities in the Finger Lakes region.
Last Action
reported referred to rules
6/19/2018