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NY S02686
Bill
Status
1/24/2023
Primary Sponsor
Neil Breslin
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any person from mixing, combining, or blending ash from commercial hazardous waste incinerators with any product, including materials from fine-particle control devices at hazardous waste incinerators or kilns.
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Defines prohibited ash types as fly ash, flue gas emission control waste, and slag, which may contain toxic heavy metals (arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel) and crystalline silica that pose respiratory and other health risks.
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Establishes penalties for violations under Environmental Conservation Law sections 71-2103 and 71-2107, including liability and injunctions to stop violations.
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Defines key terms including "aggregate" (sand, gravel, crushed stone used in compounds), "product" (materials sold to the public), and "compound" (concrete, asphalt, and construction materials).
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with authority for the Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt implementing regulations immediately.
Legislative Description
Prohibits the mixing, combination or blending of ash, including material collected from fine-particle control devices serving as pollution control or containment systems at any hazardous waste incinerator or kiln, with any product if the ash is from a commercial hazardous waste incinerator; provides penalties for violations.
Last Action
RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN
2/8/2023