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Assembly Bill A3800A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the operator of a store to post signs regarding reusable bags

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2017-A3800 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2705, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9190
2011-2012: A1119
2013-2014: A1864
2015-2016: A5704

2017-A3800 - Summary

Requires the operator of a store to post signs regarding reusable bags.

2017-A3800 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3800
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to recy-
   cling  program  requirements;  requires  store operators to post signs
   regarding reusable bags

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  4  and 5 of section 27-2705 of the environ-
 mental conservation law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 481 of  the
 laws  of  2014, and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 641 of the laws of
 2008, are amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   4. the store or its agent to maintain, for a minimum of  three  years,
 records  describing  the  collection, transport and recycling of plastic
 carryout bags and film plastic collected  by  weight,  provided  however
 that  stores  or  its  agents  may weigh such bags, film plastic and any
 other in-store plastic recycling at a regional collection  center.  Such
 records  shall  be  made  available  to  the department upon request, to
 demonstrate compliance with this title; [and]
   5. the operator of the store to (a) make reusable  bags  available  to
 customers  within  the  store for purchase, and (b) permit a [reuseable]
 REUSABLE bag to be used in lieu of  a  plastic  carryout  bag  or  paper
 bag[.]; AND
   6.    THE  CONSPICUOUS  POSTING  OF SIGNS, NO SMALLER THAN FOUR SQUARE
 FEET, THAT HAVE PRINTED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SIGN THE WORDS "DON'T FORGET
 YOUR REUSABLE TOTE BAG". THE OPERATOR OF THE STORE  IS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
 POSTING AT LEAST ONE SUCH SIGN AT EACH ENTRANCE OF THE STORE OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC.  THE  OWNER  OF  ANY  PARKING  AREAS,  AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE-A OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, OR  PARKING  LOTS,
 AS DEFINED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE-B OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAF-
 FIC LAW, THAT ARE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREMISES OF THE STORE,
 SHALL  BE RESPONSIBLE FOR POSTING SUCH SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE PARKING AREA
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-A3800A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-2705, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9190
2011-2012: A1119
2013-2014: A1864
2015-2016: A5704

2017-A3800A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the operator of a store to post signs regarding reusable bags.

2017-A3800A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3800--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to recy-
   cling program requirements; requires store  operators  to  post  signs
   regarding reusable bags
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section  27-2705  of  the  environ-
 mental  conservation law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 481 of the
 laws of 2014, and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 641 of the  laws  of
 2008, are amended and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   4.  the  store or its agent to maintain, for a minimum of three years,
 records describing the collection, transport and  recycling  of  plastic
 carryout  bags  and  film  plastic collected by weight, provided however
 that stores or its agents may weigh such  bags,  film  plastic  and  any
 other  in-store  plastic recycling at a regional collection center. Such
 records shall be made available  to  the  department  upon  request,  to
 demonstrate compliance with this title; [and]
   5.  the  operator  of the store to (a) make reusable bags available to
 customers within the store for purchase, and (b)  permit  a  [reuseable]
 REUSABLE  bag  to  be  used  in  lieu of a plastic carryout bag or paper
 bag[.]; AND
   6.  THE CONSPICUOUS POSTING OF SIGNS, IN A MANNER VISIBLE TO A CONSUM-
 ER, THAT HAVE PRINTED OR DISPLAYED ON THE SIGN THE WORDS  "DON'T  FORGET
 YOUR  REUSABLE  TOTE  BAG". THE OPERATOR OF THE STORE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 POSTING AT LEAST ONE SUCH SIGN AT EACH ENTRANCE OF THE STORE OPEN TO THE
 PUBLIC.  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY TO STORES  WITHOUT  REGARD  AS  TO
 WHETHER THE STORE IS WITHIN AN ENCLOSED SHOPPING MALL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01804-02-7

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