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NY Env Conserv L § 27-2301 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 23 - Vehicle Dismantling Facilities 27-2301 - Definitions.

* § 27-2301. Definitions.As used in this title:1.  "Container"  shall mean any portable device in which a material is   stored, transported, treated, disposed of or otherwise handled.2. "Contingency plan" means a document describing  organized,  planned   and  technically  coordinated and financially feasible courses of action   to be followed in case of emergency or other special conditions.3. "Discharge" shall mean  the  accidental  or  intentional  spilling,   leaking,  pumping,  pouring,  emitting, emptying or dumping of any solid   waste, or solid waste constituent, including leachate, into  or  on  any   air, land or water.4.  "End of life vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle sold, given, or   otherwise disposed of as junk or salvage.5. "Good condition" shall mean no severe rusting, apparent  structural   defects or deteriorations and not leaking.6.  "Groundwater"  shall  mean  water  below  the  land  surface  in a   saturated zone of soil or rock. This includes  perched  water  separated   from the main body of groundwater by an unsaturated zone.7. "Leak-resistant" or "leak-proof" shall mean designed and maintained   to  prevent  the  escape  of  contained  liquids or other materials when   appropriately closed regardless of container orientation (i.e., upright,   tipped over).8. "Mercury containing devices" shall mean any device or material into   which elemental mercury or mercury  compounds  are  intentionally  added   during  the manufacture of such devices and which the continued presence   of mercury is required to provide a specific characteristic,  appearance   or quality or to perform a specific function. Such items include but are   not limited to convenience lighting switches, antilock brake assemblies,   and high intensity discharge head lamps.9.  "Surface  water" shall mean lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding   reservoirs, perennial streams and springs,  rivers,  creeks,  estuaries,   marshes,  inlets,  canals,  the  Atlantic  ocean  within the territorial   limits of New York state, and all  other  perennial  bodies  of  surface   water,  natural  or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, public   or private, pursuant to article 15 of this chapter.10. "Vector" shall mean a carrier that is capable  of  transmitting  a   pathogen  from  one  organism  to another including, but not limited to,   flies and other insects, rodents, birds and vermin.11. "Vehicle dismantler" shall mean any person or  entity  engaged  in   the  business of acquiring motor vehicles or trailers for the purpose of   dismantling the same for parts or reselling such vehicles as scrap,  but   shall not include a person that receives no more than twenty-five end of   life  vehicles  per year and stores less than fifty end of life vehicles   on site at any one time.* NB There are 2 § 27-2301's
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2301-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling 27-2301*2 - Definitions.

* § 27-2301. Definitions.For the purposes of this section:1.  "Wireless  telephone  service  supplier"  means a person or entity   which provides wireless telephone service, as defined in  paragraph  (b)   of  subdivision  one  of  section  twelve  hundred  twenty-five-c of the   vehicle and traffic law.2. "Wireless  telephone"  shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  "mobile   telephone"  as  defined  in  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section   twelve hundred twenty-five-c of the vehicle and traffic law.* NB There are 2 § 27-2301's
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2303-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling 27-2303*2 - Wireless Telephone Collection.

* § 27-2303. Wireless telephone collection.   1. (a) Every wireless telephone service supplier engaged in the retail sale of wireless telephones shall:  (i)  accept, at no charge, up to ten used wireless telephones from any person during the normal business hours of such business; or  (ii) offer to any person at no charge, the shipping of  used  wireless telephones   to   a   recycling  program  conducted  by  such  business. Information about such a program shall  be  readily  available  at  such business locations and on its website.  (b)  Every wireless telephone service supplier required to accept used wireless telephones or provide shipping at no charge for  used  wireless telephones   pursuant   to  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision  shall conspicuously post a sign open to public view, clearly  indicating  that used  wireless  telephones  are  accepted  or shipping is provided at no charge. Such signs may also state that used  wireless  telephones  shall only be accepted during normal business hours, and may state such hours.   2. Every wireless telephone service supplier required to accept or pay for the shipment of used wireless telephones shall take reasonable steps to  ensure  each used wireless telephone accepted or shipped pursuant to this section shall either be recycled,  reused  or  disposed  of  in  an environmentally sound manner.   * NB There are 2 § 27-2303's
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2305 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling 27-2305 - Preemption and Severability.

§ 27-2305. Preemption and severability.1.  Any  provision  of  any  local  law  or  ordinance, or any rule or   regulation promulgated thereto,  governing  the  collection,  return  or   recycling  of  wireless telephones shall upon the effective date of this   title be preempted.2. The provisions of this title shall be severable and if any  portion   thereof  or  the  applicability  thereof  to any person or circumstances   shall be held invalid, the remainder of this title and  the  application   thereof shall not be affected thereby.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2401 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 24 - Environmental Tests Reporting Requirements 27-2401 - Definitions.

§ 27-2401. Definitions.As used in this title:1.  "Owner"  shall mean any person or persons who owns a dwelling unit   or commercial space located on real property.2. "Real property" shall mean lands, tenements and hereditaments.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2403 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 24 - Environmental Tests Reporting Requirements 27-2403 - Notification Requirements.

§ 27-2403. Notification requirements.1.  A  person  identified  as  a  responsible  party pursuant to title   thirteen of this article or a participant as defined in paragraph (a) of   subdivision one of section 27-1405 of this article shall provide  within   thirty  days  of  validation  of  any  test  undertaken pursuant to this   article or article twelve of the navigation law the results of any  such   test to any identifiable owner of real property that has been tested. In   the  event  that  such  a  test  is  undertaken  by  the department, the   department shall provide, within thirty days of validation of such test,   the results of such test to any identifiable owner of real property that   has been tested.2. Such person identified as a responsible  party  pursuant  to  title   thirteen of this article or a participant as defined in paragraph (a) of   subdivision  one of section 27-1405 of this article knowingly failing to   provide test results as required in  subdivision  one  of  this  section   shall  be  considered a violation of any order on consent or a breach of   any agreement entered into with the department.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2501 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2501 - Definitions.

§ 27-2501. Definitions.1.  As  used  in  this  title,  the  term "creosote" means a substance   obtained from the high temperature treatment of coal and  coal  tar  and   that is used primarily as a wood preservative.2.  As  used  in  this  title,  the  term "marina" shall have the same   meaning as defined in section thirty-three-c of the navigation law.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2503 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2503 - Prohibition of Manufacture, Sale, and Use of Creosote.

§ 27-2503. Prohibition of manufacture, sale, and use of creosote.1.  Except as set forth in subdivision two of this section and section   27-2513 of this title, on and after January first, two  thousand  eight,   creosote  or  products  containing  creosote  shall not be manufactured,   sold, or used in this state.2. Wood treated with creosote that is in use in this state as of  such   date may continue to be used in such use.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2505 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2505 - Disposal of Creosote Prohibited.

§ 27-2505. Disposal of creosote prohibited.On  and  after January first, two thousand eight, neither creosote nor   any wood or other product treated with or containing creosote  shall  be   disposed  of  in  this state, except in a permitted facility pursuant to   this section, in a landfill permitted by the department and approved  by   the  department  to  accept  this material and properly lined to prevent   groundwater contamination, or by any method approved by the department.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2507 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2507 - Combustion of Creosote.

§ 27-2507. Combustion of creosote.On  and  after  January first, two thousand eight, neither creosote or   any wood or other product treated with or containing creosote  shall  be   burned  in any manner in this state, including in fireplaces and stoves,   except in a facility permitted pursuant  to  this  article  and  article   nineteen of this chapter to burn the specific type of creosote waste.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2509 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2509 - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner.

§ 27-2509. Powers and duties of the commissioner.1.  The  commissioner  shall have the power and the duty to adopt such   rules  and  regulations  as  he  or  she   deems   necessary   for   the   implementation of this title.2.  The commissioner may, at his or her discretion, grant an emergency   waiver to the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title on a  case  by   case  basis  to  persons or entities involving acts of God, war, strike,   riot or  other  catastrophe  as  to  which  the  negligence  or  willful   misconduct  on  the  part of such person or entity was not the proximate   cause. The commissioner  may  adopt  guidelines  for  applying  for  and   granting  such waivers but in no case shall a waiver be deemed in effect   for any person or entity for more than one year without proper renewal.3. The commissioner shall also have the authority to temporarily waive   the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title if he or she  determines   such  waiver  to be necessary to meet the construction or reconstruction   needs as a result of a declared state of emergency.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2511 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2511 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

§ 27-2511. Powers and duties of the department.The  department  or  the  commissioner, as appropriate, shall have the   authority to:1. Administer and enforce this title and  any  rules  and  regulations   adopted pursuant to this title.2. Issue such orders and initiate such proceedings as may be necessary   for  the enforcement of this title and any rules and regulations adopted   pursuant to this title.3. Assist affected industries  in  identifying  reliable  supplies  of   alternative   construction   materials  that  are  both  economical  and   effective.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2513 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote 27-2513 - Exemptions.

§ 27-2513. Exemptions.Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, this title shall   not apply to:1. railroads, as defined in subdivisions twenty-four  and  twenty-nine   of  section  two of the transportation law or within the scope of titles   nine and eleven of article five of the public authorities law;2. the operation and/or maintenance of railroad and railroad  shipping   facilities, including but not limited to the right of way, tracks, track   sidings, team tracks and bridges;3.  any  electric  corporation,  as defined by subdivision thirteen of   section two of the public  service  law,  nor  shall  it  apply  to  the   operation,  use,  or  maintenance of any new or existing utility pole or   facilities  owned  or  used,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  a  telephone   corporation, utility company, or cable television company, as defined by   subdivisions  seventeen  and twenty-three of section two and subdivision   one  of  section  two  hundred  twelve  of  the  public   service   law,   respectively;4.  the  use  of one or more utility poles by any person in connection   with the suspension or support of power, communications, utility  wires,   lines  or  cables  and  related  equipment, antennae, lighting, signals,   electric or electronic devices or similar equipment or apparatus;5. any public authority that owns and operates  electric  transmission   or  distribution  lines, a municipally owned electric utility or a rural   electric cooperative, nor shall it  apply  to  the  operation,  use,  or   maintenance  of  any new or existing utility pole or facilities owned or   used, in whole or in part, by any  such  public  authority,  municipally   owned electric utility, or rural electric cooperative; and6. until January first, two thousand ten, any existing marina or other   facility  for  berthing  and  mooring  of  pleasure  vessels,  including   rowboats and canoes, and the storage thereof, and any existing  facility   that  services  pleasure  vessels other than an existing marina or other   facility for berthing and mooring of pleasure vessels, or facility  that   services  pleasure  vessels owned and/or operated by a municipal entity.   For the purpose of this section, pleasure vessel  shall  have  the  same   meaning  as  in  paragraph  (c) of subdivision six of section two of the   navigation law.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2607 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2607 - Retailer Requirements.

§ 27-2607. Retailer requirements.1. At the location of sale of covered electronic equipment, a retailer   shall   provide   purchasers   of   covered  electronic  equipment  with   information, if any, about opportunities for the  return  of  electronic   waste that has been provided to the retailer by a manufacturer.2.  Beginning April first, two thousand eleven, no retailer shall sell   or offer for sale in the state any covered electronic  equipment  unless   the  manufacturer  and the manufacturer's brands are registered with the   department pursuant to section 27-2605 of this title.  If  the  retailer   purchased  covered electronic equipment from a manufacturer who fails to   register by January first, two thousand eleven, or prior to the date the   manufacturer withdrew its registration or the registration  was  revoked   by  the  department,  the  retailer  may  continue  to  sell the covered   electronic equipment for one hundred eighty days after April first,  two   thousand eleven, or the date the registration was withdrawn or revoked.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2609 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2609 - Labeling.

§ 27-2609. Labeling.Beginning  April  first,  two  thousand eleven, a manufacturer may not   offer for sale in the state or deliver to retailers for subsequent  sale   covered  electronic  equipment  unless it has a visible, permanent label   clearly identifying the manufacturer of that equipment.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2611 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2611 - Disposal Ban.

§ 27-2611. Disposal ban.   1.  Beginning  April  first,  two  thousand  eleven,  no manufacturer, retailer, or owner or operator of an electronic waste  collection  site, electronic  waste  consolidation  facility or electronic waste recycling facility in the state shall dispose of electronic waste at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste  management  facility,  or  place electronic  waste  for  collection  which  is intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility.   2. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, no person except  for an  individual  or  household  shall  place or dispose of any electronic waste in any solid waste management facility, or place electronic  waste for  collection  which  is  intended  for  disposal  at  a  solid  waste management facility or  hazardous  waste  management  facility  in  this state.  Persons engaged in the collection of solid waste for delivery to a solid waste management facility shall provide written  information  to users  of  such  facility  on  the  proper  methods for the recycling of electronic waste.   3. Beginning January first, two thousand  fifteen,  no  individual  or household  shall  place  or dispose of any electronic waste in any solid waste management facility, or  place  electronic  waste  for  collection which  is  intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility in this state.   4. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, an owner or  operator of  a  solid  waste  management  facility  or hazardous waste management facility shall educate users of such facility on the proper methods  for the management of electronic waste. Such education shall include:  (a)  providing  written  information  to users of such facility on the proper methods for recycling of electronic waste; and  (b) posting, in conspicuous locations at such facility, signs  stating that electronic waste may not be disposed of at the facility.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2615 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2615 - Department Responsibilities.

§ 27-2615. Department responsibilities.1.  The  department  is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations   necessary to implement and administer this  title.  At  a  minimum,  the   department  shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations on: standards for   reuse; electronic waste acceptance credits;  waivers  of  the  recycling   surcharge;  and  acceptable alternative methods for the determination of   state sales data.2. The department shall (a) maintain a list of manufacturers  who  are   registered  pursuant  to  section  27-2605 of this title, (b) maintain a   list of each such manufacturer's brands, and (c) post such lists on  the   department's website.3.  The  department  may  waive  the  recycling surcharge payable by a   manufacturer under this title when the manufacturer demonstrates  in  an   application  to  the  department  it  was unable to accept the weight of   electronic waste required by section 27-2603 of this title  despite  the   manufacturer's  best  efforts.  The  application  shall be made with the   annual report required by section 27-2617 of this title. The application   shall include such information as  the  department  requires.  A  waiver   provided  pursuant  to this subdivision shall not relieve a manufacturer   from the obligation to comply with the  provisions  of  this  title  not   specifically addressed in such waiver.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2619 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2619 - Preemption.

§ 27-2619. Preemption.Jurisdiction  in all matters pertaining to electronic waste recycling,   including  but  not  limited  to  the  obligations   of   manufacturers,   retailers,   electronic   waste   collection   sites,  electronic  waste   consolidation facilities and electronic waste recycling facilities  with   respect  to  electronic  waste  recycling,  is,  by  this  title, vested   exclusively in the state. Any provision of any local law  or  ordinance,   or  any  rule  or  regulation  promulgated  thereto,  governing  covered   electronic  equipment  and  the  collection,  reuse,  or  recycling   of   electronic  waste  shall  upon  the  effective  date  of  this  title be   preempted.
NY Env Conserv L § 27-2621 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse 27-2621 - Disposition of Fees.

§ 27-2621. Disposition of fees.All  fees  and  charges  collected  pursuant  to  this  title shall be   deposited into the environmental protection fund established pursuant to   section ninety-two-s of the state finance law.