Assembly Bill A8577

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5119
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §169, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4327, S2919

2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable.

2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8577

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. LATIMER, KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
  state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
169 to read as follows:
  S  169.  PURCHASING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS. 1.
DEFINITION. "NON-RECYCLABLE" SHALL MEAN MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE  SORTED,
CLEANSED AND RECONSTITUTED USING AVAILABLE RECYCLING COLLECTION PROGRAMS
FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF USING THE ALTERED FORM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW
PRODUCT. RECYCLING DOES NOT INCLUDE BURNING,  INCINERATING,  CONVERTING,
OR OTHERWISE THERMALLY DESTROYING SOLID WASTE.
  2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS. THE STATE
AND  ANY  GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION OF THE STATE SHALL NOT  PURCHASE  OR  OBTAIN  NON-RECYCLABLE
PAPER  PRODUCTS,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GOLDENROD PAPERS COATED
WITH A DYE FOUND ON MASKING PAPER  COMMONLY  USED  FOR  INTEROFFICE  AND
MAILING  ENVELOPES,  AND  KRAFT  STATIONERY  AND PAPER PRODUCTS, PRINTER
PAPER, XEROGRAPHIC PAPER,  STATIONERY,  LETTERHEAD,  NOTEPADS,  BUSINESS
CARDS OR ENVELOPES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10229-03-9

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