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NY A07726

NY A07726
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; and defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.


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Introduced
05/17/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

2019-2020 General Assembly

Bill Summary

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; and defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.

AI Summary

This bill requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations that mandate the Department of Environmental Conservation to install or cause to be installed a "trash capture net" at the outlet of any point source that empties into the waters of the state. The purpose of these trash capture nets is to collect garbage, refuse, and other debris. The bill defines a "trash capture net" as a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (21)

Last Action

referred to environmental conservation (on 01/08/2020)

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