NY State Senate Bill S3844A

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Feb 22, 2016	print number 3844a
Feb 22, 2016	amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 06, 2016	referred to environmental conservation
Feb 20, 2015	referred to environmental conservation

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S3844 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7837
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0905, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S4780, A6557
2017-2018: S742, A3368
2019-2020: S1367, A6260
2021-2022: S2718, A3031

S3844 - Summary

Prohibits the use of chemical flame retardants on residential upholstered furniture.

S3844 - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3844

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to limit residential exposure to chemical
flame retardants and to increase fire safety.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law by
adding a new Title 9, entitled Chemical Flame Retardants. This title
defines "chemical flame retardants," prohibits the use of chemical
flame retardants, and increases fire safety by requiring manufacturers
to certify, beginning December 1, 2018, that residential upholstered
furniture offered for sale in New York meets the requirements of the
"open flame flammability standard."

"Open flame flammability standard" is defined as a standard, developed
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the department, in
consultation with the office of fire prevention and control, requiring
residential upholstered furniture to not lead to flashover for at
least fifteen minutes of time. The standard must be reviewed no less
than ever two years and include an assessment of the standards used in

other states.

The section also authorizes the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to approve exemptions to the prohibition on the use
of chemical flame retardants upon a determination that the proposed
chemical flame retardant does not pose a risk to human health or the
environment.

Section 2 is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

The objective of this bill is to prohibit the use of chemical flame
retardants on residential upholstered furniture because of their
propensity to combust with rapidity, as well as their adverse health
consequences. These retardants are ineffective in preventing the
spread of fires and, more importantly, when combusted the chemicals
that are released form harmful byproducts that have the potential to
affect the health of firefighters, especially female firefighters.
Recent studies have shown that approximately 94 percent of couches
manufactured after 2005 contain chemical flame retardants. The amount
of chemical flame retardants present in this type of upholstered
furniture is capable of being measured in pounds.

Flame retardant chemicals were added to upholstered furniture in
response to a 1975 California flammability standard study, which was
conducted in response to concerns about the large number of cigarette
fires. However, the increased sale of flame-retardant chemicals has
not eradicated this issue because the chemicals are so ineffective.
The Chicago Tribune quoted an author of one study as saying, "the fire
just laughs at it."


The vast majority of furniture sold in the United States meets the
California standard due to California's large market share. However,
scientific studies have demonstrated that meeting the requirements of
the California standard does not accurately reflect real-world fire
behavior. A study conducted by the United States Department of
Commerce National Bureau of Standards found that there were no
significant differences in fire resistance between treated and
untreated foams.

Not only are chemical flame retardants ineffective, they pose
dangerous health risks when used daily as well as when ignited.
During normal use, chemical flame retardants migrate out of furniture
and into household dust. Toddlers typically show three times the level
of flame retardants in their blood streams as their parents because of
their tendency to put household items in their mouth. This exposure is
on top of what babies are born with. Furthermore, some chemical
retardants are suspected as carcinogenic. When combusted, chemical
flame retardants can form harmful by-products that have potential
adverse health risks to firefighters. A recent study in San Francisco
found that firefighters had two to three times the rate of flame
retardants in their blood stream than the average. 110 female
firefighters in the study experienced a risk of breast cancer that was
nearly six times higher than the general population.

Upholstered furniture can be highly volatile when ignited and has
become a leading cause of firefighter and household deaths because of
the rapid propensity to reach an inflamed, all-consumed stage, called
flashover. Statistics demonstrate that when firefighters are able to
arrive at a scene before the contents of a room have reached
flashover, a fire is able to be contained. This bill prohibits the
sale of residential upholstered furniture in New York that becomes
fully engulfed and subject to flashover in less than fifteen minutes
from the time it is exposed to a heat source and prohibits the use of
certain chemical flame retardants that are added to the composition of
the furniture. Furthermore, the chemical flame retardants as
stipulated in the legislation, are recognized as posing a danger to
both firefighters and citizens because of their toxic qualities when
used every day, as well as their particular gaseous qualities when
inhaled during a fire. For all of the foregoing reasons it is
imperative that this bill is enacted.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A.6557 of 2013-2014: Passed Assembly

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law; provided however, that section 37-0905 shall take effect
June 1, 2018, and the Department of Environmental Conservation may
adopt regulations necessary to implement the act prior to the
effective date.

S3844 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3844

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 chemical flame retardants

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

  Section 1.   Article 37  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 9
                        CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS
SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
        37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY.
S 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1.  "CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS"  SHALL MEAN ANY HALOGENATED CHEMICAL
FLAME RETARDANT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1, 3  DICHOLO-
RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS.
  2.  "RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A SOFA, LOVESEAT,
CHAIR, OTTOMAN, FOOTSTOOL, OR OTHER  ITEM  OF  FURNITURE,  INTENDED  FOR
INDOOR  USE  IN  A  HOME THAT CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER,
PLASTIC, FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON,  WOOL,  POLYURE-
THANE  OR OTHER NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN CUSHIONS
OR ON THE FRAME OF THE FURNITURE.
S 37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
  1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, NO PERSON, FIRM,  PART-
NERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL
SELL OR OFFER  FOR  SALE  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE  THAT
CONTAINS  CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS  INTENTIONALLY-ADDED  IN  ORDER TO
PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEARANCE OR QUALITY, TO  PERFORM  A
SPECIFIC FUNCTION, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02914-02-5

S. 3844                             2

  2.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE RESOLD OR OFFERED  FOR
RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTED BY CONSUMERS FOR CONSUMER USE.
S 37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY.
  1.  BEGINNING DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, EACH MANUFACTURER
OF RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE THAT IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN
THE STATE SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOL-
STERED  FURNITURE  SOLD  OR  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  IN  THE STATE MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN FLAME FLAMMABILITY STANDARD.
  2. A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OPEN FLAME FLAMMABILITY STANDARD"
SHALL MEAN A STANDARD, DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF
THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL, REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE  TO  NOT  LEAD  TO
FLASHOVER  FOR  AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES OF TIME. SUCH STANDARD SHALL BE
REVIEWED FOR EFFECTIVENESS NO LESS  THAN  EVERY  TWO  YEARS,  WITH  SUCH
REVIEW  INCLUDING,  AT  A  MINIMUM, EXAMINATION OF THE STANDARDS USED IN
OTHER STATES.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "FLASHOVER" SHALL MEAN  THE  POINT
AT  WHICH  ALL EXPOSED SURFACES OF THE RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
REACH IGNITION TEMPERATURES AND FIRE SPREADS RAPIDLY.
  C. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  "MANUFACTURER"  SHALL  MEAN  A
PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR
CORPORATION THAT ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES RESIDENTIAL UPHOL-
STERED FURNITURE FOR SALE IN THE STATE  OR  IMPORTS  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOL-
STERED FURNITURE FOR SALE IN THE STATE.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY,  FOLLOWING  PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS AUTHORIZING AN  EXEMPTION  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
37-0903  OF THIS TITLE UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE
PROPOSED CHEMICAL FLAME  RETARDANT  WILL  NOT  NEGATIVELY  AFFECT  HUMAN
HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH DETERMINATION MAY ONLY BE MADE AFTER THE
COMPLETION  OF A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOLLOWING A MODEL RECOMMENDED BY THE  CENTERS  FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided however, that section 37-0905 of  the  envi-
ronmental  conservation  law  as  added by section one of this act shall
take effect June 1, 2018; provided, however, that  the  commissioner  of
environmental  conservation is authorized and directed to promulgate any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
on or before such effective date.

Co-Sponsors

S3844A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7837
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0905, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S4780, A6557
2017-2018: S742, A3368
2019-2020: S1367, A6260
2021-2022: S2718, A3031

S3844A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of chemical flame retardants on residential upholstered furniture.

S3844A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S3844A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants

 PURPOSE : The purpose of this bill is to limit residential exposure
to chemical flame retardants and to increase fire safety.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 amends Article 37 of the Environmental Conservation Law by
adding a new Title 9, entitled Chemical Flame Retardants. This title
defines "chemical flame retardants," prohibits the use of chemical
flame retardants, and increases fire safety by requiring manufacturers
to certify, beginning December 1, 2018, that residential upholstered
furniture offered for sale in New York meets the requirements of the
"open flame flammability standard."

"Open flame flammability standard" is defined as a standard, developed
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the department, in
consultation with the office of fire prevention and control, requiring
residential upholstered furniture to not lead to flashover for at
least fifteen minutes of time. The standard must be reviewed no less
than ever two years and include an assessment of the standards used in
other states.

The section also authorizes the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to approve exemptions to the prohibition on the use
of chemical flame retardants upon a determination that the proposed
chemical flame retardant does not pose a risk to human health or the
environment.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :  The objective of this bill is to prohibit the use of
chemical flame retardants on residential upholstered furniture because
of their propensity to combust with rapidity, as well as their adverse
health consequences. These retardants are ineffective in preventing
the spread of fires and, more importantly, when combusted the
chemicals that are released form harmful byproducts that have the
potential to affect the health of firefighters, especially female
firefighters. Recent studies have shown that approximately 94 percent
of couches manufactured after 2005 contain chemical flame retardants.
The amount of chemical flame retardants present in this type of
upholstered furniture is capable of being measured in pounds.

Flame retardant chemicals were added to upholstered furniture in
response to a 1975 California flammability standard study, which was
conducted in response to concerns about the large number of cigarette
fires. However, the increased sale of flame-retardant chemicals has
not eradicated this issue because the chemicals are so ineffective.
The Chicago Tribune quoted an author of one study as saying, "the fire
just laughs at it."

The vast majority of furniture sold in the United States meets the
California standard due to California's large market share. However,
scientific studies have demonstrated that meeting the requirements of
the California standard does not accurately reflect real-world fire
behavior. A study conducted by the United States Department of
Commerce National Bureau of Standards found that there were no
significant differences in fire resistance between treated and
untreated foams.

Not only are chemical flame retardants ineffective, they pose
dangerous health risks when used daily as well as when ignited.
During normal use, chemical flame retardants migrate out of furniture
and into household dust. Toddlers typically show three times the level
of flame retardants in their blood streams as their parents because of
their tendency to put household items in their mouth. This exposure is
on top of what babies are born with. Furthermore, some chemical
retardants are suspected as carcinogenic. When combusted, chemical
flame retardants can form harmful by-products that have potential
adverse health risks to firefighters. A recent study in San Francisco
found that firefighters had two to three times the rate of flame
retardants in their blood stream than the average. 110 female
firefighters in the study experienced a risk of breast cancer that was
nearly six times higher than the general population.

Upholstered furniture can be highly volatile when ignited and has
become a leading cause of firefighter and household deaths because of
the rapid propensity to reach an inflamed, all-consumed stage, called
flashover. Statistics demonstrate that when firefighters are able to
arrive at a scene before the contents of a room have reached
flashover, a fire is able to be contained. This bill prohibits the
sale of residential upholstered furniture in New York that becomes
fully engulfed and subject to flashover in less than fifteen minutes
from the time it is exposed to a heat source and prohibits the use of
certain chemical flame retardants that are added to the composition of
the furniture. Furthermore, the chemical flame retardants as
stipulated in the legislation, are recognized as posing a danger to
both firefighters and citizens because of their toxic qualities when
used every day, as well as their particular gaseous qualities when
inhaled during a fire. For all of the foregoing reasons it is
imperative that this bill is enacted.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : A.6557 of 2013-2014:  Passed Assembly

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :  This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day
after it shall have become a law; provided however, that section
37-0905 shall take effect June 1, 2019, and the Department of
Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations necessary to
implement the act prior to the effective date.

S3844A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3844--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, CROCI, GOLDEN, LATIMER, LAVALLE, MARTINS --
  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 committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the use of chemical flame retardants

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

  Section 1.   Article 37  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 9
                        CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS
SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
        37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
        37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY.
S 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1.  "CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS"  SHALL MEAN ANY HALOGENATED CHEMICAL
FLAME RETARDANT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TDCPP TRIS (1, 3  DICHOLO-
RO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, AND ANY PHOSPHORUS-BROMINE FLAME RETARDANTS.
  2.  "RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE" SHALL MEAN A SOFA, LOVESEAT,
CHAIR, OTTOMAN, FOOTSTOOL, OR OTHER  ITEM  OF  FURNITURE,  INTENDED  FOR
INDOOR  USE  IN  A  HOME THAT CONSISTS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OF LEATHER,
PLASTIC, FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT CONTAINS COTTON,  WOOL,  POLYURE-
THANE  OR OTHER NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIAL THAT IS PLACED IN CUSHIONS
OR ON THE FRAME OF THE FURNITURE.
S 37-0903. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CHEMICAL FLAME RETARDANTS.
  1. BEGINNING JULY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN,  NO  PERSON,  FIRM,
PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL
SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE THAT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02914-04-6

S. 3844--A                          2

CONTAINS CHEMICAL  FLAME  RETARDANTS  INTENTIONALLY-ADDED  IN  ORDER  TO
PROVIDE  A  SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEARANCE OR QUALITY, TO PERFORM A
SPECIFIC FUNCTION, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
  2.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION OF RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE RESOLD OR OFFERED  FOR
RESALE, OR DISTRIBUTED BY CONSUMERS FOR CONSUMER USE.
S 37-0905. INCREASED FIRE SAFETY.
  1.  BEGINNING DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, EACH MANUFACTURER
OF RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE THAT IS SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN
THE STATE SHALL CERTIFY TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT  ANY  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOL-
STERED  FURNITURE  SOLD  OR  OFFERED  FOR  SALE  IN  THE STATE MEETS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPEN FLAME FLAMMABILITY STANDARD.
  2. A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OPEN FLAME FLAMMABILITY STANDARD"
SHALL MEAN A STANDARD, DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF
THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL, REQUIRING RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED  FURNITURE  TO  NOT  LEAD  TO
FLASHOVER  FOR  AT LEAST FIFTEEN MINUTES OF TIME. SUCH STANDARD SHALL BE
REVIEWED FOR EFFECTIVENESS NO LESS  THAN  EVERY  TWO  YEARS,  WITH  SUCH
REVIEW  INCLUDING,  AT  A  MINIMUM, EXAMINATION OF THE STANDARDS USED IN
OTHER STATES.
  B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "FLASHOVER" SHALL MEAN  THE  POINT
AT  WHICH  ALL EXPOSED SURFACES OF THE RESIDENTIAL UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
REACH IGNITION TEMPERATURES AND FIRE SPREADS RAPIDLY.
  C. FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  "MANUFACTURER"  SHALL  MEAN  A
PERSON,  FIRM,  PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION,  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR
CORPORATION THAT ASSEMBLES OR SUBSTANTIALLY ASSEMBLES RESIDENTIAL UPHOL-
STERED FURNITURE FOR SALE IN THE STATE  OR  IMPORTS  RESIDENTIAL  UPHOL-
STERED FURNITURE FOR SALE IN THE STATE.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY,  FOLLOWING  PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS AUTHORIZING AN  EXEMPTION  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
37-0903  OF THIS TITLE UPON A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE
PROPOSED CHEMICAL FLAME  RETARDANT  WILL  NOT  NEGATIVELY  AFFECT  HUMAN
HEALTH OR THE ENVIRONMENT. SUCH DETERMINATION MAY ONLY BE MADE AFTER THE
COMPLETION  OF A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOLLOWING A MODEL RECOMMENDED BY THE  CENTERS  FOR
DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided however, that section 37-0905 of  the  envi-
ronmental  conservation  law  as  added by section one of this act shall
take effect June 1, 2019; provided, however, that  the  commissioner  of
environmental  conservation is authorized and directed to promulgate any
rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this  act
on or before such effective date.

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