New York S 6293: Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle 50% of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites

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S06293 Summary:

BILL NOS06293 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01930

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §163-b, Exec L

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Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.

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BILL NOS06293 

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03/10/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6293

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring state agen-
 cies and persons contracting with such agencies to recycle
 construction and demolition site waste

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 163-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 163-b. Construction and demolition site waste recycling. 1. As used
 4 in this section:
 5 (a) "Contractor" means a general contractor having a contract with a
 6 state agency, and all subcontractors of such general contractor perform-
 7 ing public work pursuant to such contract.
 8 (b) "Construction and demolition debris" shall not include any materi-
 9 al that is contaminated by lead, asbestos or other hazardous material in
 10 such a way as to render recycling illegal or impossible.
 11 (c) "Recycler" means a recycling facility, transfer station or other
 12 waste handling facility permitted pursuant to this article which accepts
 13 construction and demolition debris for recycling or for further transfer
 14 to a recycling facility.
 15 (d) "Reuse" means (i) the on-site use of reprocessed construction and
 16 demolition debris if such on-site use is authorized in writing by the
 17 commissioner; and (ii) the off-site redistribution of a material which
 18 would otherwise be disposed of, for use in the same or similar form as
 19 it was produced.
 20 (e) "State agency" shall mean (1) (i) any state department, or (ii)
 21 any division, board, commission or bureau of any state department, or
 22 (iii) the state university of New York and the city university of New
 23 York, including all their constituent units except community colleges
 24 and the independent institutions operating statutory or contract

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05493-01-5

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 1 colleges on behalf of the state, or (iv) a board, a majority of whose
 2 members are appointed by the governor or who serve by virtue of being
 3 state officers or employees as defined in subparagraph (i), (ii) or
 4 (iii) of paragraph (i) of subdivision one of section seventy-three of
 5 the public officers law.
 6 (2) the following only to the extent of state contracts entered into
 7 for its own account or for the benefit of a state agency as defined in
 8 subparagraph one of this paragraph:
 9 dormitory authority of the state of New York;
 10 facilities development corporation;
 11 New York state energy research and development authority;
 12 New York state science and technology foundation.
 13 2. Every state agency and every contractor performing public work for
 14 a state agency shall recycle or reuse construction and demolition debris
 15 produced on site as part of construction or demolition activities by
 16 meeting the following requirements:
 17 (a) On a public works project commenced within one year of the effec-
 18 tive date of this section, the state agency or contractor shall cause to
 19 be recycled or reused at least twenty-five percent of the construction
 20 and demolition debris, as measured by weight, produced on site.
 21 (b) On a public works project commenced one year or more after the
 22 effective date of this section, the state agency or contractor shall
 23 cause to be recycled or reused at least fifty percent of the
 24 construction and demolition debris, as measured by