New York S 6272: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings

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S06272 Summary:

BILL NOS06272 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06228

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRHINCHEY, MAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings.

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BILL NOS06272 

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03/07/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6272

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, HINCHEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation

 AN ACT authorizing and directing the commissioner of environmental
 conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to
 provide recommendations based on the study's findings

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

 1 Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following
 2 terms shall have the following meanings:
 3 1. "agency" means any state department, agency, board, public benefit
 4 corporation, public authority, or commission.
 5 2. "food service establishments" shall include, but not be limited to,
 6 the following: full-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, cafes,
 7 delicatessens, coffee shops, and cafeterias.
 8 3. "commissioner" means the commissioner of environmental conserva-
 9 tion.
 10 4. "department" means the department of environmental conservation.
 11 5. "food waste" means food that is not required to meet the needs of a
 12 food service establishment and which is disposed of in a manner such
 13 that it will not be eaten.
 14 6. "food waste initiative" means an initiative regarding the use
 15 and/or disposal of food waste.
 16 § 2. Study. 1. The commissioner is authorized and directed to conduct
 17 a study on food waste initiatives throughout the state. Such study shall
 18 include, but not be limited to:
 19 a. food waste initiatives implemented or planned to be implemented by
 20 non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other states and nations;
 21 b. any laws, rules, or regulations proposed or implemented in any
 22 municipality; and
 23 c. scholarly articles and proposals for food waste initiatives.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01413-01-5

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 1 2. Upon request, an agency shall provide the commissioner with infor-
 2 mation which may help complete the commissioner's study.
 3 § 3. Report. The commissioner shall submit to the governor and the
 4 legislature, no later than eighteen months after the effective date of
 5 this act, a report on the findings of the study as well as the commis-
 6 sioner's recommendations for reducing food waste within the state.
 7 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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