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A10937 • 2025

Relates to composting facilities in state parks

Relates to composting facilities in state parks

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ron Kim
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relates to composting facilities in state parks

Relates to composting facilities in state parks Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilities shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to composting facilities in state parks Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilities shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    REPORTED

  2. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.135

  3. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.135

  4. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-05-14 Assembly

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  6. 2026-05-14 Senate

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

  7. 2026-05-12 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  8. 2026-04-22 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

  9. 2026-04-16 Assembly

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

  10. 2026-04-16 Assembly

    PRINT NUMBER 10937A

  11. 2026-04-14 Assembly

    REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Official Summary Text

Relates to composting facilities in state parks
Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilities shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10937

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 14, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

        AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
          relation to composting facilities in state parks

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
     2  vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 25 to read as follows:
     3    25. PERMIT COMPOSTING FACILITIES AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  COMPOSTING
     4  FACILITY DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
     5    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10922-02-6