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Assembly Bill A3257

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the chemsafe act

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2009-A3257 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 50 ยงยง50-0101 - 50-0107, En Con L

2009-A3257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the chemsafe act; requires chemical manufacturers and processors of chemicals to notify the department of chemicals they intend to use in consumer products and to test such chemicals for hazardous health effects on children and fetuses.

2009-A3257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3257

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Environmental Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  establishing the chemsafe act

  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 article 50 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 50
                            THE CHEMSAFE ACT
SECTION 50-0101. SHORT TITLE.
        50-0103. DEFINITIONS.
        50-0105. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
        50-0107. RULES AND REGULATIONS.
S 50-0101. SHORT TITLE.
  THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "CHEMSAFE ACT".
S 50-0103. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
  1. "CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE" SHALL INCLUDE ALL EXISTING AND NEW CHEMICALS.
  2. "SAFETY TESTS" SHALL MEAN ANY TEST DESIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR
USE BY THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TO DETERMINE THE HAZARDOUS EFFECTS TO CHIL-
DREN AND FETUSES.
S 50-0105. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
  1. ALL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AND  PROCESSORS  INTENDING  TO  PRODUCE,
SELL,  OR DISTRIBUTE CONSUMER PRODUCTS CONTAINING ANY CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCES  INTENDED FOR USE IN ANY CONSUMER PRODUCT SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED
IN THIS STATE ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN.
  A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTE  MODEL  SAFETY  TESTS,
WHICH SHALL BE USED BY CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AND PROCESSORS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05789-01-9

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