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A00821 Summary:

BILL NOA00821
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00964
 
SPONSORJoyner
 
COSPNSRMcDonald, Ardila, Gunther, Alvarez, Eachus, Epstein, Aubry, Levenberg, Taylor, Brown K
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings.
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A00821 Actions:

BILL NOA00821
 
01/11/2023referred to ways and means
01/03/2024referred to ways and means
01/10/2024enacting clause stricken
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A00821 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A821
 
SPONSOR: Joyner
  TITLE OF BILL: An act authorizing and directing the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Given the varied initiatives to reduce food waste across the state, this bill seeks to evaluate what is working and what is not and come up with recommendations to tackle this problem in New York State.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides definitions for: agency, food service establishments, commissioner, department, food waste, and food waste initiative. Section 2 authorizes the DEC commissioner to direct and conduct a study on food waste initiatives to include: *food waste activities in other states and nations; *municipal laws; and, *scholarly articles and proposals for food waste initiatives. Section 3 mandates that the commissioner submit a report on the study to the Governor and the Legislature no later than eighteen months after the effective date of this act. Section 4 is the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Americans waste about 40 percent of the food we purchase. There are multiple consequences for wasting food. Most of our wasted food ends up in a landfill where methane gas is generated as it decomposes in the absence of air. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, contributes to climate change. Wasting food wastes resources. Growing, packaging, transporting and refrigerating food uses labor, water, energy, and other inputs. When we waste food, we also waste these resources. In addition to the envi- ronmental impacts and the waste resources, financial resources are wast- ed. The value of uneaten food per US household is almost $1000 per year. Due to this, several initiatives have been put in place to reduce the amount of food waste. This study will help us find what's working best so that we can implement better policies statewide.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 02/24/21referred to ways and means 01/05/22referred to ways and means Assembly: 01/09/19 Referred to Ways and Means, 06/19/18 Passed Assembly, 06/12/18 Referred to Ways and Means Senate: 01/23/19 Referred to Environmental Conservation, 12/12/18 Deliv- ered to Governor, 06/06/18 Passed Senate, 06/05/18 Committee discharged and committed to Rules, 05/10/18 Referred to Environmental Conservation   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
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A00821 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                           821
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 11, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Ways and Means
 
        AN  ACT  authorizing  and  directing  the  commissioner of environmental
          conservation to conduct a study  on  food  waste  initiatives  and  to
          provide recommendations based on the study's findings

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this  act,  the  following
     2  terms shall have the following meanings:
     3    1.  "agency" means any state department, agency, board, public benefit
     4  corporation, public authority, or commission.
     5    2. "food service establishments" shall include, but not be limited to,
     6  the following: full-service restaurants, fast food  restaurants,  cafes,
     7  delicatessens, coffee shops, and cafeterias.
     8    3.  "commissioner"  means  the commissioner of environmental conserva-
     9  tion.
    10    4. "department" means the department of environmental conservation.
    11    5. "food waste" means food that is not required to meet the needs of a
    12  food service establishment and which is disposed of  in  a  manner  such
    13  that it will not be eaten.
    14    6.  "food  waste  initiative"  means  an  initiative regarding the use
    15  and/or disposal of food waste.
    16    § 2. Study. 1. The commissioner is authorized and directed to  conduct
    17  a study on food waste initiatives throughout the state. Such study shall
    18  include, but not be limited to:
    19    a.  food waste initiatives implemented or planned to be implemented by
    20  non-governmental organizations, agencies, and other states and nations;
    21    b. any laws, rules, or regulations  proposed  or  implemented  in  any
    22  municipality; and
    23    c. scholarly articles and proposals for food waste initiatives.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02321-01-3

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     1    2.  Upon request, an agency shall provide the commissioner with infor-
     2  mation which may help complete the commissioner's study.
     3    §  3.  Report.  The  commissioner shall submit to the governor and the
     4  legislature, no later than eighteen months after the effective  date  of
     5  this  act,  a report on the findings of the study as well as the commis-
     6  sioner's recommendations for reducing food waste within the state.
     7    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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