Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Feb 09, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S4316
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S4316 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1534
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 28 §27-2801, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A1593
2011-2012: A3952
2013-2014: A4138
2015-2016: A708
2019-2020: A2521
2017-S4316 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4316 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to polystyrene loosefill packaging material PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to encourage the reuse of polystyrene materials. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would: *define recycled material to include any of the following polystyrene materials diverted from landfill disposal and derived: *from a finished product at the end of the product life cycle; *from a flawed or otherwise unusable finished product; and, *from manufacturing and fabrication scrap resulting from production; *prohibit the sale, on and after January 1, 2018, of loosefill packaging material that:
2017-S4316 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4316 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to polystyrene loosefill packaging material 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 28 to read as follows: TITLE 28 POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL SECTION 27-2801. POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. § 27-2801. POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY: (A) "MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPOSED OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE. (B) "RECYCLED MATERIAL" MEANS MATERIAL FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING THAT HAS BEEN DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL DISPOSAL INCLUDING: (I) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT THAT HAS COMPLETED ITS INTENDED END USE AND PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE. (II) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A BLEMISHED, FLAWED, OR OTHERWISE UNUSABLE FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT. (III) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION SCRAP FROM PRODUCTION OF A FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT. (C) "WHOLESALER" MEANS A PERSON WHO PURCHASES EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING FOR RESALE IN THIS STATE. 2. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, A WHOLESALER OR MANUFACTURER SHALL NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THIS STATE EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05574-01-7
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