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Int 0171-2024

Waste collection from nursing homes.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

The proposed bill would require the Department of Sanitation to collect solid waste from nursing homes at no cost to the nursing homes and regardless of whether the nursing home is a for-profit entity.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste ManagementDepartment of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.

How it compares

10% of similar bills passed

5 passed · 45 died

This bill: 671 days in committee

Similar bills: median 657 days · 105 days when passed

Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 16-114.2 as follows: � 16-114.2 Solid waste collection from nursing homes. The department shall provide collection service for solid waste generated by occupants of all nursing homes located in the city in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner. The commissioner may not charge any nursing home a fee for waste collection service. For purposes of this section, "nursing home" has the meaning ascribed to such term in section 2801 of the public health law. � 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law, except that the commissioner may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, before such date. Session 13 LS #8433 1/18/24 Session 12 IP LS #8433 6/9/22 1:42pm 1 1