Senate Bill S9099

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale or use of nitrogen fertilizer

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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-S9099 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §17-2104, En Con L

2017-S9099 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the sale or use of nitrogen fertilizer; prohibits the sale or use of fertilizer in Nassau or Suffolk counties other than low nitrogen fertilizer; requires the department of environmental conservation to report to the governor and legislature regarding expanding the prohibition to other areas of the state.

2017-S9099 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9099 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9099
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
   sale or use of nitrogen fertilizer
 
   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 17-2104 to read as follows:
 § 17-2104. SALE OR USE OF NITROGEN FERTILIZER RESTRICTED.
   1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LOW NITROGEN FERTILIZER" SHALL
 MEAN FERTILIZER WHICH CONFORMS TO  STANDARDS  RECOMMENDED  BY  THE  LONG
 ISLAND  NITROGEN  ACTION  PLAN  AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN REGU-
 LATION; PROVIDED THAT SUCH STANDARDS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM,  PROVIDE  THAT
 LOW NITROGEN FERTILIZER CONTAIN:
   (A) NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT NITROGEN BY WEIGHT, OF WHICH AT LEAST
 THIRTY PERCENT MUST BE WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
 SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN, BY DECEMBER 31, 2020; AND
   (B)  NOT  MORE  THAN  SIXTEEN  PERCENT NITROGEN BY WEIGHT, OF WHICH AT
 LEAST FORTY PERCENT MUST BE WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN, COMMONLY  REFERRED
 TO AS SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN, BY DECEMBER 31, 2022; AND
   (C) NOT MORE THAN TWELVE PERCENT NITROGEN BY WEIGHT, OF WHICH AT LEAST
 FIFTY  PERCENT MUST BE WATER INSOLUBLE NITROGEN, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
 SLOW RELEASE NITROGEN BY DECEMBER 31, 2024.
   2. NO PERSON SHALL APPLY OR AUTHORIZE ANY PERSON  BY  WAY  OF  SERVICE
 CONTRACT  OR  OTHER ARRANGEMENT TO APPLY IN NASSAU OR SUFFOLK COUNTY ANY
 FERTILIZER ON LAWN OR NON-AGRICULTURAL TURF,  OTHER  THAN  LOW  NITROGEN
 FERTILIZER AND IN NO INSTANCE SHALL SUCH PERSON APPLY OR AUTHORIZE TO BE
 APPLIED  ANY  FERTILIZER IN AN AMOUNT WHICH EXCEEDS THE APPLICATION RATE
 OF 0.7 POUNDS PER THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF TOTAL NITROGEN IN  ANY  SINGLE
 APPLICATION. FURTHER, NO PERSON SHALL APPLY ANY FERTILIZER TO:
   (A)  LAWN  OR  NON-AGRICULTURAL TURF BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 AND APRIL 1ST
 ANNUALLY;
   (B) ANY FROZEN OR SATURATED TURF; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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