S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10428
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 26, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, FAHY, SIMANOWITZ -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to elec-
tronic waste
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 27-2603 of the environmental
conservation law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as
follows:
(D-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR CALENDAR
YEARS TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN AND TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN THE STATEWIDE
RECYCLING OR REUSE GOAL FOR ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE SHALL BE THE PRODUCT OF
THE LATEST POPULATION ESTIMATE FOR THE STATE, AS PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED
STATES CENSUS BUREAU MULTIPLIED BY SEVEN POUNDS.
S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 27-2603 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ANNUALLY NOTIFY EACH MANUFACTURER OF ITS
ACCEPTANCE STANDARD FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR BY OCTOBER FIRST.
S 3. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 5 of section 27-2603
of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 99 of the
laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
(a) If a manufacturer accepts at least ninety percent but less than
one hundred percent of its manufacturer's acceptance standard as
required by subdivision four of this section, the surcharge shall be
[thirty] SIXTY cents multiplied by the number of additional pounds of
electronic waste that should have been accepted by such manufacturer.
(b) If a manufacturer accepts at least fifty percent but less than
ninety percent of its manufacturer's acceptance standard as required by
subdivision four of this section, the surcharge shall be [forty] EIGHTY
cents multiplied by the number of additional pounds of electronic waste
that should have been accepted by such manufacturer.
(c) If a manufacturer accepts less than fifty percent of its manufac-
turer's acceptance standard as required by subdivision four of this
section, the surcharge shall be [fifty cents] ONE DOLLAR multiplied by
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the number of additional pounds of electronic waste that should have
been accepted by such manufacturer.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.