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Assembly Bill A1156

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of pavement products containing coal tar

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2017-A1156 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7854
2013-2014: A630
2015-2016: A418
2019-2020: A1304
2021-2022: A518

2017-A1156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2017-A1156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1156
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, COOK, WEPRIN,
   ABINANTI, LIFTON, MOSLEY, COLTON, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. GLICK, GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PERRY, THIELE  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
 § 37-0115. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1. A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  A  PAVEMENT  PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  APPLY A PAVEMENT PRODUCT THAT IS LABELED AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  APPLY  TO  ANY  AIRPORTS  NOT
 REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO USE A COAL TAR PAVEMENT PRODUCT.
   4.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "COAL TAR" MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED  BY  THE  DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B.  "PAVEMENT  PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON AN ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   § 2. Nothing in this act shall be deemed  to  preempt  any  local  law
 restricting  the  use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior to the
 effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  however  that
 subdivision  1  of section 37-0115 of the environmental conservation law
 as added by section one of this act shall take effect twenty-four months
 after it shall have become a law; provided further that subdivision 2 of
 section 37-0115 of  the  environmental  conservation  law  as  added  by
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect forty-eight months after it
 shall have become a law.

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