New York S 2350: Expands eligibility to the brownfield redevelopment tax credit to certain taxpayers

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S02350 Summary:

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3409, En Con L; add §92-kk, St Fin L

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Enacts the "food service packaging recycling funding act" in order to provide sustainable funding to increase the state's infrastructure investment for the diversion of food service packaging materials from disposal, assist in establishing domestic end-use markets for recovered food service packaging materials and reduce litter and marine debris attributable to food service packaging materials.

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2350

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
 law, in relation to enacting the "food service packaging recycling
 funding act"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "food service packaging recycling funding act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. Recognizing that most food service packaging
 4 is not recycled or composted with the state's existing infrastructure,
 5 it is the intent of the legislature to provide sustainable funding to
 6 increase infrastructure investment for the diversion of food service
 7 packaging materials from disposal, assist in establishing domestic end-
 8 use markets for recovered food service packaging materials and reduce
 9 litter and marine debris attributable to food service packaging materi-
 10 als.
 11 § 3. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
 12 adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 13 TITLE 34
 14 FOOD SERVICE PACKAGING RECYCLING FUNDING ACT
 15 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 16 27-3403. Food service packaging recycling fees.
 17 27-3405. Recovery rates.
 18 27-3407. Advisory council.
 19 27-3409. Exclusions.
 20 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 21 For the purpose of this title, "food service packaging" shall mean a
 22 product used for serving or transporting prepared, ready-to-consume food
 23 or beverages, including but not limited to, plates, bowls, cups, trays,
 24 and hinged or lidded containers. Such definition shall not include

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06146-01-5

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 1 beverage containers or single-use disposable items, including but not
 2 limited to, plastic bags or single-use packaging for unprepared foods.
 3 § 27-3403. Food service packaging recycling fees.
 4 1. Advanced recycling fee. An advanced recycling fee is hereby imposed
 5 at a rate of three-tenths of one cent per container on all food service
 6 packaging provided by a manufacturer or distributor at the first point
 7 of sale in the state. Such fee shall be collected by the department and
 8 deposited into the food service packaging recycling fund established
 9 pursuant to section ninety-two-kk of the state finance law.
 10 2. Revenue disbursement. (a) Monies collected pursuant to this section
 11 shall be used by the department exclusively for the following purposes:
 12 (i) to create and enhance the collection, sortation and processing
 13 infrastructure for food service packaging material recycling, including
 14 but not limited to, providing financial assistance to site new or to
 15 expand existing recycling operations, increasing in-state material proc-
 16 essing capabilities and creating markets for recycled-content products
 17 and the use of collected food service packaging as feedstock in the
 18 production of new products; and
 19 (ii) to provide financial assistance to local governments to assist in
 20 recycling education and litter cleanup and