Assembly Bill A9616

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the transport of lithium and lithium metal batteries on all aircraft

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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-A9616 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §244, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A4200

2015-A9616 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the transport of lithium and lithium metal batteries as cargo on all aircraft taking off from a New York airport.

2015-A9616 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9616

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 22, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  transport of lithium and lithium metal batteries on all aircraft

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
244 to read as follows:
  S  244.  LITHIUM  BATTERY  BAN.  NO AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM A NEW YORK
AIRPORT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO TRANSPORT, AS CARGO,  LITHIUM  OR  LITHIUM
METAL  BATTERIES.  ONLY  LITHIUM  OR LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES IN CELLULAR
DEVICES OR COMPUTERS INCLUDING TABLETS AND LAPTOPS, SHALL  BE  PERMITTED
ON SUCH AIRCRAFT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE
WHEN  THE LITHIUM OR LITHIUM METAL BATTERY REMAINS IN SUCH DEVICE AND IS
KEPT WITHIN THE PASSENGER CABIN.  NO  DEVICE  CONTAINING  A  LITHIUM  OR
LITHIUM METAL BATTERY SHALL BE STORED WITHIN THE CARGO HOLD OR ANY OTHER
AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14578-02-6

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