Senate Bill S5581A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the recycling of lead-acid batteries by removing the cap on the incentive payment charged by retailers of such batteries

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5581 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1701, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2284
2019-2020: S1879

2015-S5581 - Summary

Relates to the recycling of lead-acid batteries by removing the cap on the incentive payment charged by retailers of such batteries.

2015-S5581 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5581 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5581

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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  the
  recycling of lead-acid batteries

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 5 of section  27-1701  of
the  environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 152 of the laws
of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
  a. Any consumer purchasing a new lead-acid battery who does not return
a used lead-acid battery to the retailer at the time  of  such  purchase
shall pay such retailer a return incentive payment [of five dollars] per
lead-acid battery sold.
  b.  A  retailer  shall  refund  to a consumer the [five dollar] return
incentive payment collected pursuant  to  this  subdivision  if,  within
thirty  days of the date of the purchase of a new lead-acid battery, the
consumer returns to such retailer a used lead-acid battery.  Any  return
incentive payment not refunded to the consumer pursuant to this subdivi-
sion shall be retained by the retailer.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11164-02-5


              

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2015-S5581A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1701, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2284
2019-2020: S1879

2015-S5581A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the recycling of lead-acid batteries by removing the cap on the incentive payment charged by retailers of such batteries.

2015-S5581A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5581A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5581--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  DeFRANCISCO,  SEWARD  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environ-
  mental  Conservation  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
  recycling of lead-acid batteries

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision 5 of section 27-1701 of the
environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 152 of the  laws  of
1990, is amended to read as follows:
  b.  A  retailer  shall  refund  to a consumer the [five dollar] return
incentive payment collected pursuant  to  this  subdivision  if,  within
thirty  days of the date of the purchase of a new lead-acid battery, the
consumer returns to such retailer a used lead-acid battery.  Any  return
incentive payment not refunded to the consumer pursuant to this subdivi-
sion shall be retained by the retailer.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11164-03-6


              

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