Int. No. 840

By Council Members Comrie, James, Nelson, Palma, White Jr., Gerson and Arroyo (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing fees for permits issued to operators of dumps, non-putrescible solid waste transfer stations and putrescible solid waste transfer stations, and establishing registration fees for intermodal solid waste container facilities.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1.  Subdivisions c and f of section 16-131 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 40 for the year 1990, are amended to read as follows:

c.  The commissioner shall issue permits to such persons or public agencies engaged in use of piers or lands or lands under water within the city as dumps, non-putrescible solid waste transfer stations or putrescible solid waste transfer stations.  The commissioner shall collect an annual fee of [thirty-five hundred] seven thousand dollars for each permit for any such pier or part thereof, or for each piece or parcel of land or land under water used as a dump or as a non-putrescible solid waste transfer station, and an annual fee of [sixty-five hundred] thirteen thousand dollars for each permit for any such pier or part thereof, or for each piece or parcel of land or land under water used as a putrescible solid waste transfer station.  The commissioner shall collect an annual registration fee of seven thousand dollars for an intermodal solid waste container facility.  The commissioner may by rule provide for suspension or revocation of any permit or registration issued pursuant to this subdivision for cause or violation of the orders or rules of the commissioner.

f.  As used in this section[,]:

1. the terms “dump,” “non-putrescible solid waste transfer station,” “putrescible solid waste transfer station,” “fill material” and “fill material operation” shall have the meanings ascribed in section 16-130 of this chapter; and

2. the term “intermodal solid waste container facility” shall mean a facility or premises served by rail or vessel at which intermodal containers are transferred from transport vehicle to transport vehicle for the purpose of consolidating intermodal containers for shipment by rail or vessel to an authorized disposal or treatment facility, where the contents of each container remain in their closed containers during the transfer between transport vehicles, and storage remains incidental to transport at the location where the containers are consolidated.

§ 2.  This local law shall take effect immediately.