New York A 1802: Requires contractors in certain large cities to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites

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A01802 Summary:

BILL NOA01802A

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SAME ASSAME AS S05202-A

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Rosenthal, Carroll R, Otis, Seawright, Williams, Simon, Rivera, Cook, Epstein, Sayegh,
 Kelles, Burdick, Steck, Gallagher, Reyes, Davila, Levenberg

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MLTSPNSRBrown K, Glick, Hyndman, Lupardo, Miller

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Add §23-a, Gen City L

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Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.

Go to top A01802 Actions:

BILL NOA01802A

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01/14/2025referred to environmental conservation

02/11/2025reported referred to codes

02/24/2025amend and recommit to codes

02/24/2025print number 1802a

03/04/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA01802 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Chair:Glick 
DATE:02/11/2025AYE/NAY:22/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes GlickAyeSimpsonNay

ColtonAyeSmullenAye

OtisAyeTagueNay

WilliamsAyeManktelowNay

BarrettAyeBrownAye

CarrollAyeLemondesNay

EpsteinAyeSlaterAye

McMahonAyeBaileyNay

BurdickAyeSempolinskiNay

LunsfordAye

KellesAbsent

Gonzalez-RojasAye

SeptimoAye

LeeAye

LevenbergAye

SimoneAye

AndersonAbsent

ConradAye

LasherAye

SchiavoniAye

KassayAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:03/04/2025AYE/NAY:17/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA01802 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA01802 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1802--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, R. CARROLL, OTIS,
 SEAWRIGHT, WILLIAMS, SIMON, RIVERA, COOK, EPSTEIN, SAYEGH, KELLES,
 BURDICK, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, GLICK,
 HYNDMAN, LUPARDO, MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Environmental Conservation -- reported and referred to the Committee
 on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring contrac-
 tors in certain cities 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. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to signif-
 2 icantly reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and demoli-
 3 tion activities in cities having populations of one million or more.
 4 There are many opportunities to reduce or recycle materials from
 5 construction and demolition, including metals, cardboard, drywall,
 6 glass, wood and asphalt. This act is consistent with the goals of large
 7 cities' solid waste management plans, complementing other recycling and
 8 recovery programs currently in effect.
 9 § 2. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 23-a to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 23-a. Construction and demolition site waste recycling; certain
 12 cities. 1. Definitions. As used in this section:
 13 a. "Contractor" means a general contractor and shall also include any
 14 subcontractor engaged in the demolition or wrecking of a structure for
 15 which a permit is required.
 16 b. "Construction and demolition debris" shall include, but not be
 17 limited to, metals, cardboard, drywall, glass, wood, concrete, brick and
 18 asphalt, but shall not include any material that is contaminated by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04814-02-5

 A. 1802--A 2

 1 lead, asbestos or any other hazardous material such that recycling ther-
 2 eof would be illegal or unfeasible.
 3 c. "Recycler" means a recycling facility, transfer station or other
 4 solid waste management facility permitted pursuant to the environmental
 5 conservation law.
 6 d. "Reuse" means (i) the on-site use of reprocessed construction and
 7 d