Senate Bill S3531A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of atrazine

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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3531 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7528
2011-2012: S3664

2013-S3531 - Summary

Prohibits the use of atrazine.

2013-S3531 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3531 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3531

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the use of the herbicide atrazine

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF USE OF THE CHEMICAL ATRAZINE.
  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR ANY PERSON TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR
SALE OR USE THE CHEMICAL ATRAZINE  WITHIN  THIS  STATE  OR  DELIVER  FOR
TRANSPORTATION  OR  TRANSPORT  IN  INTRASTATE COMMERCE OR BETWEEN POINTS
WITHIN THIS STATE THROUGH ANY POINT OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1,  2016;  provided,  however,
that  effective  immediately,  the addition and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date is authorized and directed to be made and completed  on  or  before
such effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06991-01-3


              

2013-S3531A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7528
2011-2012: S3664

2013-S3531A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of atrazine.

2013-S3531A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3531A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3531--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 5, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environmental  Conservation  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the use of the herbicide atrazine

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF USE OF THE CHEMICAL ATRAZINE.
  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO  DISTRIBUTE,  SELL,  OFFER  FOR
SALE  OR  USE  THE  CHEMICAL  ATRAZINE  WITHIN THIS STATE OR DELIVER FOR
TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSPORT IN INTRASTATE  COMMERCE  OR  BETWEEN  POINTS
WITHIN THIS STATE THROUGH ANY POINT OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect January 1, 2017; provided, however,
that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of  any  rule  or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date  is  authorized  and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06991-06-4


              

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