Int 0358-2004

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section one. Section 16-201 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding thereto new subdivisions g and h to read as follows: g. As of July 1, 2008, the commissioner shall be prohibited from delivering, transferring, relocating, sending, carrying, shifting, removing, reassigning, or distributing solid waste collected from within any borough to any other borough for any purpose without the prior consent of the council by local law. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any recyclable materials as designated pursuant to sections 16-305, 16-306,16-308, 16-309 or 16-310 of this chapter. h. No approval shall be granted for the construction of any new facility or an alteration to any existing facility used by the department for the processing and/or storage of solid waste that will increase the ability of said facility to process residential or commercial solid waste from any borough other than the borough in which the facility is located, without the prior approval of the council by local law. This section shall not apply to any facilities used for the collection of or processing of recyclable materials. §2. This local law shall take effect immediately after its enactment into law. CJC- 4/19/04 LS#796