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                                         7963
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 2, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to regu-
         lation of mulch operations
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new section 27-0111 to read as follows:
    3  S 27-0111. REGULATION OF MULCH OPERATIONS.
    4    THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL SUBMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, PROPOSED REGULATIONS
    5  CONSISTING OF NEW REGULATORY CRITERIA FOR MULCH PROCESSING AND  STORAGE,
    6  REGULATING LARGE MULCH OPERATIONS IN COUNTIES HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE
    7  MILLION  OR  MORE,  NO  LATER  THAN  JANUARY  THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
    8  SIXTEEN. THE REGULATIONS SHALL  TAKE  INTO  CONSIDERATION  ENVIRONMENTAL
    9  CONCERNS, PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE CONCERNS.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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