Assembly Bill A10760

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on battery use and disposal; and directs such department to develop options and recommendations for a battery recycling collection program

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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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2017-A10760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9124
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6817
2021-2022: A4935

2017-A10760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study on the life cycle of battery use and disposal; and directs such department to develop options and recommendations for a battery recycling collection program and a battery recycling outreach and education program.

2017-A10760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10760
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 17, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT directing the department of environmental conservation to conduct
   a  study on the life cycle of battery use and disposal; directing such
   department to develop options and recommendations for a battery  recy-
   cling  collection  program and a battery recycling outreach and educa-
   tion program; and providing for the repeal  of  such  provisions  upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The department of environmental conservation is  authorized
 and  directed  to  conduct  a study on the life cycle of battery use and
 disposal.
   § 2. The scope of the study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) environmentally sound battery recycling practices;
   (b) existing battery recycling programs;
   (c) funding of a battery recycling  program,  with  consideration  for
 battery producers funding the program;
   (d) current hazardous waste plans;
   (e)  methods  of  battery  collection  which  includes  an emphasis on
 convenience for customers;
   (f) analysis of statewide, local, or joint governance over  a  battery
 recycling collection program;
   (g)  transportation  of batteries recycled through a battery recycling
 collection program;
   (h) how to implement a battery recycling collection program throughout
 the state given its varied population densities; and
   (i) the use of battery stewardship organizations in a battery  recycl-
 ing collection program.
   §  3.  The  department  of  environmental conservation shall provide a
 report to the governor and the legislature on or before January 1, 2020.
 Such report shall include:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15711-01-8

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