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S 6529: Prohibits marine solid waste transfer stations from being located near public housing projects.
What S 6529 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed legislation aims to regulate the location of marine solid waste transfer stations in proximity to public housing projects. It prohibits the issuance of permits for the construction, expansion, relocation, or operation of such facilities within 800 feet of a housing project in cities with a population of over 1 million. This measure is intended to minimize the negative impacts of waste transfer stations on public health and the environment, particularly in densely populated areas. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing it to be implemented as soon as it is passed.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6529
- What is the current status of S 6529?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 6529 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION".
- Did S 6529 pass?
- Not yet. S 6529 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6529, and where is it now?
- S 6529 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Environmental Conservation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 17, 2025 · 254 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6529 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting marine solid waste transfer stations located in proximity to public housing projects in certain cases 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 27-0721 to read as follows: 3 § 27-0721. Marine solid waste transfer station or facilities. 4 Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of state or local law or 5 regulation, neither the department nor any local agency, department or 6 authority shall issue a permit, regulation, or renew a permit or approve 7 an application for the expansion, construction, relocation, reactivation 8 or operation of a marine solid waste transfer station or facility in a 9 city with a population of one million or more, where any part of such 10 station or facility is to be located within eight hundred feet of a 11 housing project as the term project is defined in subdivision fourteen 12 of section three of the public housing law. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11042-01-5
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