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Assembly Bill A6223

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a certified wood program

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2011-A6223 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A410

2011-A6223 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a certified wood program; defines "certified wood"; further establishes, based on the results of the program for certified wood, a pilot project for certified paper procurement.

2011-A6223 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6223

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, CAHILL, COLTON, JAFFEE, MARKEY, MILL-
  MAN, SCHIMEL, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  FINCH,
  GLICK,  HOOPER,  McENENY,  THIELE  --  read  once  and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  the  procurement
  and definition of certified wood

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 3 of section 165 of the state finance  law  is
amended by adding two new paragraphs k and l to read as follows:
  K.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL IMPLEMENT A CERTIFIED WOOD PROGRAM, WHICH
SPECIFIES CERTIFIED WOOD   WHERE FEASIBLE.  THE  TERM  "CERTIFIED  WOOD"
SHALL  BE  DEFINED  AS  WOOD-BASED MATERIALS SOURCED FROM FORESTLANDS OR
PRODUCED BY COMPANIES PARTICIPATING IN AN ACCEPTABLE SYSTEM  OR  PROGRAM
WHICH  CERTIFIES  SUSTAINABLE  FOREST  MANAGEMENT,  AS DETERMINED BY THE
COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF
ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION, OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE.  ACCEPTABLE SYSTEMS OR
PROGRAMS SHALL INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: (I) ADHERENCE TO MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES  WHICH  CONSERVE  BIOLOGICAL  DIVERSITY,  MAINTAIN  PRODUCTIVE
CAPACITY  OF  FOREST  ECOSYSTEMS,  MAINTAIN  FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND
VITALITY, CONSERVE AND MAINTAIN SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES,  AND  MAINTAIN
FOREST  CONTRIBUTION  TO  GLOBAL  CARBON  CYCLES; (II) INDEPENDENT THIRD
PARTY AUDITING THAT  MONITORS,  MEASURES  AND  REPORTS  COMPLIANCE  WITH
SYSTEM  OR  PROGRAM  PRINCIPLES  AND GUIDELINES; AND (III) DOCUMENTATION
VERIFYING THAT THE WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS  ARE  SOURCED  FROM  OR  PRODUCED
UNDER  AN  ACCEPTABLE CERTIFICATION SYSTEM OR PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION ON THE SUCCESS OF
IMPLEMENTING THE CERTIFIED WOOD PROCUREMENT POLICY IN THE ANNUAL  REPORT
MADE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH I OF THIS SUBDIVISION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00939-01-1

A. 6223                             2

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