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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 15, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Inez Barron
David McDonough
Carmen E. Arroyo
Anthony D'Urso
A1549 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 37 Title 9 §§37-0901 - 37-0907, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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A1549 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1549 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 15, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, BARRON, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to requiring additional labels on certain microfiber clothing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 9 to read as follows: TITLE IX SYNTHETIC PLASTIC MICROFIBER SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. 37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS. 37-0905. PREEMPTION. 37-0907. RULES AND REGULATIONS. § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "CLOTHING" MEANS AN ARTICLE OF APPAREL INTENDED TO BE WORN BY A PERSON, NOT INCLUDING HATS OR SHOES. 2. "PLASTIC MICROFIBER" MEANS A SMALL SYNTHETIC PARTICLE THAT IS FIBROUS IN SHAPE, LESS THAN FIVE MILLIMETERS IN LENGTH, AND IS RELEASED INTO WATER THROUGH THE REGULAR WASHING OF TEXTILES MADE FROM SYNTHETIC MATERIAL. § 37-0903. MICROFIBER CLOTHING LABEL REQUIREMENTS. 1. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION SHALL MANUFACTURE FOR SALE ANY NEW CLOTHING MADE FROM FABRIC THAT IS COMPOSED OF MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT SYNTHETIC MATERIAL, IF A CARE LABEL IS REQUIRED FOR THAT CLOTHING PURSUANT TO PART FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF TITLE SIXTEEN OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, WITHOUT INCLUDING ON SUCH CARE LABEL, IN ADDITION TO THE CARE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUCH FEDERAL LAW, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS, AS APPLICABLE: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.