senate Bill S1448

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 29, 2018 print number 1448a
Jan 29, 2018 amend and recommit to environmental conservation
Jan 03, 2018 referred to environmental conservation
Jan 09, 2017 referred to environmental conservation

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S1448 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 16 §§27-1601 - 27-1617, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4522
2019-2020: S2610
2021-2022: S4063
2023-2024: S4939

S1448 - Summary

Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries.

S1448 - Sponsor Memo

S1448 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1448

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. AVELLA, CARLUCCI, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 16 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 16
                           PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
                          FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES
SECTION 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
        27-1603. PRIMARY BATTERY REGISTRATION.
        27-1605. PRIMARY BATTERY STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
        27-1607. ANNUAL REPORT; PLAN AUDIT.
        27-1609. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
        27-1611. RETAILER OBLIGATIONS.
        27-1613. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
        27-1615. PENALTIES.
        27-1617. RULEMAKING; PROCEDURE.
§ 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
  WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
  2.  "BRAND" MEANS A NAME, SYMBOL, WORD, OR TRACEABLE MARK THAT IDENTI-
FIES A PRIMARY BATTERY AND ATTRIBUTES THE PRIMARY BATTERY TO  THE  OWNER
OR LICENSEE OF THE BRAND AS THE PRODUCER.
  3.  "COLLECTION  RATE" MEANS A PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT THAT EACH PRODUCER
OR PRODUCERS COLLECTS BY AN ESTABLISHED DATE. THE COLLECTION RATE  SHALL
BE  CALCULATED  BY  WEIGHT  BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF PRIMARY BATTERIES
THAT ARE COLLECTED DURING A CALENDAR YEAR, AS COMPARED  TO  THE  AVERAGE

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

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S1448A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 16 §§27-1601 - 27-1617, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4522
2019-2020: S2610
2021-2022: S4063
2023-2024: S4939

S1448A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries.

S1448A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1448A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1448--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  AVELLA,  ALCANTARA,  CARLUCCI, HAMILTON, HOYLMAN,
  KLEIN, KRUEGER, PERALTA, SAVINO, SERRANO, VALESKY --  read  twice  and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Environmental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environ-
  mental Conservation in accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new title 16 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 16
                           PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
                          FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES
SECTION 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
        27-1603. PRIMARY BATTERY REGISTRATION.
        27-1605. PRIMARY BATTERY STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
        27-1607. ANNUAL REPORT; PLAN AUDIT.
        27-1609. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
        27-1611. RETAILER OBLIGATIONS.
        27-1613. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
        27-1615. PENALTIES.
        27-1617. RULEMAKING; PROCEDURE.
§ 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
  WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
  2.  "BRAND" MEANS A NAME, SYMBOL, WORD, OR TRACEABLE MARK THAT IDENTI-
FIES A PRIMARY BATTERY AND ATTRIBUTES THE PRIMARY BATTERY TO  THE  OWNER
OR LICENSEE OF THE BRAND AS THE PRODUCER.

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

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