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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S544
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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-S544 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง398-e, Gen Bus L
2009-S544 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S544 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring retail businesses to restrict the use of non-compostable plastic bags PURPOSE : Requires retail businesses to restrict the use of non-compostable plastic bags. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends the general business law by adding new section 398-e. Section 398-e provides that all retail business will restrict the use of noncompostable plastic bags by 50% by 2012 and by 2014 all non-compostable plastic bags will be banned. Section 398-e also provides that by January 1, 2015 retail stores can use recyclable paper bags, compostable bags and/or reusable bags as checkout bags. Section 399-e also provides definitions. Section 2: Effective Date. EXISTING LAW : None. JUSTIFICATION : Americans use about 30 billion plastic bags per year. In the United States about 80% of plastic bags end up in landfills. The rest end up
2009-S544 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 544 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALESI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring retail businesses to restrict the use of non-compostable plastic bags THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 398-e to read as follows: S 398-E. REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO RESTRICT USE OF NON-COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAGS. 1. BY NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, ALL RETAIL BUSI- NESSES SHALL RESTRICT THE USE OF NON-COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAGS BY FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CURRENT VOLUME AND BY TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, ALL NON-COM- POSTABLE PLASTIC BAGS SHALL BE BANNED FROM USE IN THIS STATE. SUCH RETAIL BUSINESSES SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT DOCUMENTING THE REDUCTION IN USAGE OF NON-COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAGS TO THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE. 2. ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, ALL RETAIL BUSI- NESSES SHALL PROVIDE AS CHECKOUT BAGS TO CUSTOMERS: RECYCLABLE PAPER BAGS; AND/OR COMPOSTABLE BAGS; AND/OR REUSABLE BAGS. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "CHECKOUT BAG" TO MEAN A BAG PROVIDED BY A STORE AT THE POINT OF SALE FOR CUSTOMERS TO CARRY THEIR GOODS OUT OF THE STORE. B. "STORE" SHALL MEAN ANY "RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT" AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND/OR FOOD STORE. C. "COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAG" MEANS A PLASTIC BAG THAT MEETS THE CURRENT AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL STAND- ARD (ASTM) D6400 FOR COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC, AS THAT STANDARD MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01369-01-9
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