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Assembly Bill A1593

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale or use of styrofoam as a packing material

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2009-A1593 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง27-0721, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3952
2013-2014: A4138
2015-2016: A708
2017-2018: A1534
2019-2020: A2521

2009-A1593 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or commercial use of styrofoam, commonly known as "packing peanuts" as a packaging material.

2009-A1593 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1593

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DIAZ, DINOWITZ, HOYT, MAYERSOHN --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the sale or use of styrofoam as a packaging material

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 27-0721 to read as follows:
S 27-0721. PROHIBITION ON USE OF STYROFOAM AS PACKAGING MATERIAL.
  1. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY OFFER FOR SALE OR COMMERCIALLY USE STYRO-
FOAM COMMONLY KNOWN AS "PACKING PEANUTS" AS A PACKAGING MATERIAL.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE NECES-
SARY AND APPROPRIATE TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law; provided, however that the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to
be made and completed on or before such date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04764-01-9

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