Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3857: 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; defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.
What A 3857 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to require the installation of trash capture nets at the outlet of any point source that empties into the state's waters. These nets are designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter, with the goal of reducing debris and waste in the state's waterways. The bill aims to improve environmental conservation and protect the state's water quality. The nets must be commercial-grade, reusable, and open-meshed materials. The bill takes effect 100 days after it becomes a law, and rules and regulations necessary for implementation must be completed on or before that date.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to environmental conservation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to environmental conservation |
| Jan. 30, 2025 | referred to environmental conservation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 30, 2025 · 274 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3857 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 30, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the installation of trash capture nets 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 17-0832 to read as follows: 3 § 17-0832. Additional requirement; trash capture nets. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the 5 commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations requiring the 6 department to install or cause to be installed at the outlet of any 7 point source that empties into any waters of the state a trash capture 8 net for purposes of collecting garbage, refuse, and other debris. For 9 purposes of this section, a "trash capture net" shall mean a commercial 10 grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as 11 small as five millimeters in diameter. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 13 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amend- 14 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 15 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 16 completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06524-01-5
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