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S6392 • 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
Pete Harckham
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 Senate

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

  2. 2026-04-22 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 6392A

  3. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

  4. 2025-03-13 Senate

    REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

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
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6392

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                     March 13, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
          Parks and Recreation

        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 24 to read as follows:
     3    24.  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.
                                                                   LBD10922-01-5