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Senate Bill S1159

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Eliminates expiration of provisions authorizing commercial application of aquatic antifouling paints by a commercial pesticide apprentice

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2009-S1159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง33-0922, En Con L

2009-S1159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates expiration of provisions authorizing commercial application of aquatic antifouling paints by a commercial pesticide apprentice.

2009-S1159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1159

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
  vation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  commercial application of aquatic antifouling paints

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5  of  section  33-0922  of  the  environmental
conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 345 of the laws of 2008, is
amended to read as follows:
  5. When engaged in the commercial application of  aquatic  antifouling
paints,  an  aquatic antifouling paint application business shall ensure
that such aquatic antifouling paints are [only] applied by  an  employee
who  is a certified commercial pesticide applicator or technician certi-
fied in the application of aquatic antifouling paint or an aquatic anti-
fouling paint applicator, or a person  who  is  a  certified  commercial
pesticide  applicator  or  technician  certified  in  the application of
aquatic antifouling paint or an  aquatic  antifouling  paint  applicator
employed  by  another  registered  business with which such business has
contracted to apply aquatic antifouling paints; provided, however,  that
[until  December  thirty-first, two thousand eight,] aquatic antifouling
paint may be  applied  by  a  commercial  pesticide  apprentice  who  is
employed  by such business (a) working under the direct supervision of a
certified commercial pesticide applicator,  or  (b)  working  under  the
supervision  of  a  certified  pesticide technician qualified in aquatic
antifouling paints, if such application is otherwise done in  compliance
with the rules and regulations of the department.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06879-01-9

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