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New York State Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation Records


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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:
This series contains records relating to activities of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. The records include copies of outgoing correspondence; reports and papers on an investigation into the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry; files on solid waste management and consruction and demolition sites; and press clippings.
Creator:
Title:
New York State Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation records
Quantity:

14 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1972-1992
Series Number:
L0262

Arrangement

Chronological within each sub-series.

Administrative History

New York State Assemblyman Maurice D. Hinchey chaired this committee 1979-1992.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains records relating to activities of the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation. The records include copies of outgoing correspondence; reports and papers on an investigation into the involvement of organized crime in the waste disposal industry; files on solid waste management and construction and demolition sites; and press clippings.

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Folder list is available at the repository.

Access Restrictions

Box 22 is restricted. Access may be permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.

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Detailed Description

Subseries 1: Correspondence

Dates:
1982-1992
Physical Description:
Paper

Scope and Content Note:

Office copies of outgoing correspondence from the Committee.

  

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: L0262-11
1982-1991 June Outoing Correspondence 1
1991 August-1992 June Outoing Correspondence 2

Subseries 2: Reports and Papers

Dates:
1980-1989

  

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: L0262-11
1980-1989 Reports and Papers, Mainly Regarding Organized Crime in the Waste Disposal Industry 3
1992 Reports on Remediation Cases 4

Subseries 3: Issue Files: Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations

Dates:
circa 1987-1991

  

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: L0262-11
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, A-B 5
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, C-P 6
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, R-S (part 1) 7
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, S (part 2) 8
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, T-Z 9
1987-1991 Long Island Illegal Transfer Stations, Public Hearing 10

Subseries 4: Issue Files: Solid Waste Management, landfills, construction and demolition sites, and pollution

Dates:
circa 1988-1992

  

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: L0262-11
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, A-C 11
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, C-K 12
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, L 13
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, L-N 14
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, N-O 15
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, O-S 16
1988-1992 Issue Files: Alphabetical by Company Name, Place, or Topic, S-Z 17
1987-1990 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Fairfield/LaBate/Calvello (New Jersey); Copies of Legal Proceedings - Casela, 1987-1990; Mansour v. Abrams, 1987 18
1988-1990 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Copies of Legal Proceedings - Cappelletti (Box 1 of 3) 19
1988-1990 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Copies of Legal Proceedings - Cappelletti (Box 2 of 3) 20
1988-1990 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Copies of Legal Proceedings - Cappelletti (Box 3 of 3) 21
1986-1989 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Towns of Ramapo and Tuxedo (Box is Restricted) 22
1986-1989 Involvement of Organized Crime in Waste Disposal Industry: Towns of Ramapo and Tuxedo 23
Undated Solid Waste Disposal 24
approximately 1980-1989 Rolled Maps Showing Waste Facilities 25

Subseries 5: Press Clippings

Dates:
1988-1990
Physical Description:
Photocopies of press clippings.

Scope and Content Note:

Press clippings relating to the environment, pollution, and conservation from local newspapers located throughout New York State.

  

Dates Contents Box

Accretion: L0262-11
1988 August-1989 February Press Clippings on Environmental Conservation 26
1989 February-December Press Clippings on Environmental Conservation 27
1989 November-1990 April Press Clippings on Environmental Conservation 28