Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A478
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A478 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A478 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Includes additional definitions for procedures relating to state purchasing of tropical hardwoods; requires state to maximize the use of environmentally preferable building materials; requires use of information provided by forest certifiers; requires the governor to develop a list of eligible forest certifiers and a chair of custody certifiers.
2009-A478 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A478 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the definition and purchase of tropical hardwoods PURPOSE: To require that tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products that the state purchases are from sustainably managed forests. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends section 165 of the State Finance Law to prohibit the state (and any governmental agency or political subdivision or public benefit corporation of the state) from purchasing tropical hardwoods except if they are certified as sustainably forested by a forest certifier. Current law prohibits the state from purchasing tropical hardwoods or tropical hardwood products. However, the state may purchase this type of wood if it is purchased from a sustained managed forest. There is no definition of sustained managed forest in law. This bill defines sustained managed forest and sets forth guidelines that forest certifi- ers must abide by. In addition the wood must be certified by a chain of custody certifier in order to verify where the wood originated. The Governor shall develop a list of eligible forest certifiers and chain of custody certifiers. This legislation would also allow any local government to further restrict the use of tropical hardwoods or any wood product.
2009-A478 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 478 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, COLTON, CAHILL, SCHIMEL -- Multi-Spon- sored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, DIAZ, FINCH, GLICK, HOOPER, MARKEY, McENENY, MILLMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern- mental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the definition and purchase of tropical hardwoods THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 165 of the state finance law is amended by adding six new paragraphs f, g, h, i, j and k to read as follows: F. "SUSTAINED MANAGED FOREST" MEANS A FOREST THAT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY A FOREST CERTIFIER. G. "FOREST CERTIFIER" MEANS AN INDEPENDENT, THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS OF FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE. H. "CHAIN OF CUSTODY" MEANS A PROCESS THAT PROVIDES DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE VERIFYING THAT A GIVEN WOOD PRODUCT IS DERIVED FROM A CERTIFIED FOREST OF ORIGIN. I. "CHAIN OF CUSTODY CERTIFIER" MEANS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION THAT CERTIFIES CHAIN OF CUSTODY. J. "ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE BUILDING MATERIAL" MEANS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) RECLAIMED WOOD PRODUCTS; (II) BIOBASED MATERIAL; OR (III) RECYCLED PLASTIC AND OTHER RECYCLED MATERIALS. K. "THIRD PARTY" MEANS AN ENTITY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE AN EQUITY INTER- EST IN THE LAND OR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FORESTS BEING EVALUATED, AND INDEPENDENT FROM ANY TIMBER TRADE ASSOCIATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00422-01-9
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