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Senate Bill S2919

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits the state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable

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2011-S2919 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4327
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง169, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S5119, A8577

2011-S2919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable.

2011-S2919 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2919

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. STEWART-COUSINS, ADAMS, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER,
  MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, SERRANO --  read  twice  and  ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the
  state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable

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

  Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
169 to read as follows:
  S 169. PURCHASING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER  PRODUCTS.  1.
DEFINITION.  "NON-RECYCLABLE" SHALL MEAN MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE SORTED,
CLEANSED AND RECONSTITUTED USING AVAILABLE RECYCLING COLLECTION PROGRAMS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE ALTERED FORM IN THE MANUFACTURE  OF  A  NEW
PRODUCT.  RECYCLING  DOES NOT INCLUDE BURNING, INCINERATING, CONVERTING,
OR OTHERWISE THERMALLY DESTROYING SOLID WASTE.
  2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS. THE STATE
AND ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
CORPORATION  OF  THE  STATE  SHALL NOT PURCHASE OR OBTAIN NON-RECYCLABLE
PAPER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  GOLDENROD  PAPERS  COATED
WITH  A  DYE  FOUND  ON  MASKING PAPER COMMONLY USED FOR INTEROFFICE AND
MAILING ENVELOPES, AND KRAFT  STATIONERY  AND  PAPER  PRODUCTS,  PRINTER
PAPER,  XEROGRAPHIC  PAPER,  STATIONERY,  LETTERHEAD, NOTEPADS, BUSINESS
CARDS OR ENVELOPES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04071-01-1

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