Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Apr 11, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A7071
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A7071 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A7071 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Regulates the production of synthetic turf; defines terms; provides that no person may install or cause to install a synthetic turf product on any part of the grounds of any piece of public or private property that consists of synthetic turf product materials containing fifty or more parts of lead per each one million parts of any synthetic turf product material examined.
2011-A7071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7071 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the regulation of synthetic turf products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 390-d to read as follows: S 390-D. REGULATION OF SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCTS. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN- INGS: (A) "SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN A SURFACE OF TURF FIBERS COMPOSED OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS MADE TO RESEMBLE GRASS OR SOME OTHER LIVE VEGETATION THAT IS USED IN PLACE OF GRASS TO SURFACE PARKS, OUTDOOR PLAYING OR ATHLETIC FIELDS, INDOOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES OR OTHER VENUES. (B) "CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT LEAD STANDARDS" SHALL MEAN A DOCUMENT VERIFIED BY A MANUFACTURER OF A PARTIC- ULAR SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE LEAD CONTENT LEVEL IN PARTS PER MILLION WITH REFERENCE TO SUCH SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR USERS OF SYNTHETIC TURF. NO PERSON MAY INSTALL OR CAUSE TO INSTALL A SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT ON ANY PART OF THE GROUNDS OF ANY PIECE OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT CONSISTS OF SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT MATERIALS CONTAINING FIFTY OR MORE PARTS OF LEAD PER EACH ONE MILLION PARTS OF ANY SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT MATERIAL EXAMINED. 3. ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION. (A) WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BELIEVE FROM EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO HIM OR HER THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF HAS VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, HE OR SHE MAY BRING AN ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR A JUDGMENT ENJOINING THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATION AND REQUIRING ANY NECESSARY REMEDIATION, AND FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09999-01-1
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