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Mar 01, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S3964
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
2013-S3964 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§770 & 773, add §771-b, Gen Bus L; add Art 27 Title 29 §§27-2901 - 27-2903, En Con L
2013-S3964 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires flooring contractor to remove used carpeting from the premises of a customer's property; requires such contractors to manage used carpeting in accordance with the state solid waste management policy; provides for the reuse and recycling of used carpeting by localities.
2013-S3964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3964 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law and the environmental conservation law, in relation to the reuse and recycling of carpeting PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to encourage greater recovery of carpeting for reuse and recycling by 1) requiring contractors to remove used carpeting from a customer's property unless certain conditions are met; and 2) requiring any municipality which collects used carpeting from residential curbside or roadside, to either have a recycling program to reuse or recycle a minimum of 50 percent of carpeting collected, or to charge the resident for, its collection. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:; Section 1 of the bill amends Section 770 of the General Business Law to define carpeting, flooring, floor covering, and flooring and floor covering contractor. Section 2 of the bill adds a new Section 771-b to the General. Business Law requiring flooring and floor covering contractors to remove used carpeting from residential premises and to manage this carpeting according to the state solid waste management hierarchy defined in Section 27-0106 of the ECL. A customer may request to keep all or part of the used carpeting by signing a form describing the customer's responsibility to properly dispose of the used carpeting. Alternatively, a contractor is not responsible for the used carpeting
2013-S3964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3964 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law and the environmental conserva- tion law, in relation to the reuse and recycling of carpeting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 770 of the general business law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 8, 9 and 10 to read as follows: 8. "CARPETING" MEANS ANY MANUFACTURED FLOOR COVERING THAT IS COMPOSED OF A VISIBLE TOP SURFACE OF FIBERS, YARNS OR TUFTS ATTACHED TO A BACKING MADE OF SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL MATERIALS. CARPETING INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL BROADLOOM CARPET, OR MODULAR CARPET TILES. CARPETING INCLUDES THE PAD OR UNDERLAYMENT USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CARPET. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE HANDMADE RUGS, AREA RUGS OR MATS. 9. "FLOORING AND FLOOR COVERING" MEANS MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE SURFACE OF A FLOOR ABOVE THE SUB-FLOOR INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CARPETING; LINOLEUM, VINYL OR RUBBER ROLLS AND TILE; NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC STONE TILES; OR PLANKS, SECTIONS OR SQUARES CUT OR ASSEMBLED FROM WOOD, BARK, OR OTHER PLANT OR SYNTHETIC MATERIALS. 10. "FLOORING AND FLOOR COVERING CONTRACTOR" MEANS ANY PERSON OR ENTI- TY WHICH OPERATES A BUSINESS THAT INSTALLS, REPLACES OR REMOVES FLOORING OR FLOOR COVERING, OR THAT UNDERTAKES, OFFERS TO UNDERTAKE OR AGREES TO INSTALL, REPLACE OR REMOVE FLOORING OR FLOOR COVERING FOR A FEE; AND FOR WHICH THE TOTAL COST OF ALL OF HIS OR HER FLOORING OR FLOOR COVERING CONTRACTS WITH ALL ITS CUSTOMERS EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS DURING ANY PERIOD OF TWELVE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, LANDLORD, COOPERATIVE CORPO- RATION, CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS, JOINT TENANT OR CO-TENANT THAT OWNS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE IMPROVED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04352-01-3
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