Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 03, 2011 |
signed chap.381 |
Jul 22, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2011 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.410 substituted for a7483 |
May 10, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 09, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2011 |
1st report cal.436 |
Mar 29, 2011 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4323
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
2011-S4323 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7483
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง27-1011, En Con L
2011-S4323 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4323 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the sale of metal beverage containers with caps that do not decompose PURPOSE: This legislation allows for metal beverage containers to have a ring or tab that is detachable. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends the environmental conservation law to allow for metal beverage containers to have a ring or tab that is detachable. JUSTIFICATION: Under a provision of the original bottle bill enacted in 1982 metal bottles are technically illegal in the state under the bottle bill for both statutory and regulatory reasons. This provision was enacted to address the original pull-tabs on cans that were totally detachable and had the potential of causing serious injury and death to fish and wildlife. As a result part of the bottle bill contains language requiring that the cap remain adhered to the container when opened. At the time this law was enacted, metal bottles did not exist and this
2011-S4323 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4323 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 29, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to authorizing the sale of metal beverage containers with caps that do not decompose THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 27-1011 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by section 7 of part SS of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: 2. No deposit initiator, distributor or dealer shall sell or offer for sale, at wholesale or retail in this state, any metal beverage container designed and constructed with a [part of the container] RING OR TAB which is detachable in opening the container unless such detachable part will decompose by photodegradation or biodegradation. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10431-01-1
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