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NY S07217
Bill
Status
5/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Gounardes
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AI Summary
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Amends Environmental Conservation Law by adding Section 17-0832 requiring the Department of Environmental Conservation to install or arrange installation of trash capture nets at all point source outlets emptying into New York State waters
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Defines "trash capture net" as commercial-grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter
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Directs the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the trash capture net requirement
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law, with authority to adopt necessary rules and regulations immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the department to install or cause to be installed at the outlet of any point source that empties into the waters of the state a trash capture net for purposes of collecting garbage, refuse, and other debris; defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/3/2024