N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-1018: Beverage container assistance program

§ 27-1018. Beverage container assistance program.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, within the

limits of appropriations therefor, the commissioner shall make state

assistance payments to municipalities, businesses and not-for-profit

organizations located in the state for the cost of reverse vending

machines located or to be located in the state. Such state assistance

payments shall not exceed fifty percent of the costs of equipment,

and/or the acquisition and/or rehabilitation of real property or

structures located or to be located in the state related to the

collecting, sorting, and packaging of empty beverage containers subject

to the provisions of this title. Such payments may include costs related

to the establishment of redemption centers, including mobile redemption

centers. For the purposes of this section, municipalities and

not-for-profit organizations shall have the meaning as defined in

section 54-0101 of this chapter and businesses shall mean a dealer,

distributor or redemption center as defined in this title that employs

less than fifty employees.