The New York State Senate

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                                  4971

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2017
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROSENTHAL, SIMON, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, BARRON --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting  the  use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate
  in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

  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. PROHIBITION OF GLYPHOSATE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING  GLYPHOSATE
             IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PICNIC AREAS.
  1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
NY,  CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL USE GLYPHOSATE
OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE IN ANY PARK, PLAYGROUND OR  PICNIC
AREA  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR ANY MUNICI-
PALITY THEREOF.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) GLYPHOSATE MEANS A SYNTHETIC  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  NON-SELECTIVE
SYSTEMIC  HERBICIDE,  ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCERINE WITH A
CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P.
  (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  AND  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT  WITHIN  A
CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
authorized  and  directed  to  be  made  and completed on or before such
effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05145-01-7