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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 04, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Fred Thiele
Harvey Epstein
William Colton
Mike LiPetri
A4459 (ACTIVE) - Details
A4459 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4459 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of cosmetics or cleaning products containing 1,4-Dioxane 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 COSMETICS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS CONTAINING 1,4-DIOXANE. 1. NO PERSON SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY COSMETICS OR CLEANING PRODUCTS CONTAINING 1,4-DIOXANE WITHIN NEW YORK STATE. 2. A MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT PROHIBITED TO BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL: A. NOT REPLACE 1,4-DIOXANE WITH ANOTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY ESTABLISHED TO BE A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN AS CLAS- SIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, A DEVELOP- MENTAL TOXIN, AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTER OR A REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN; B. USE THE LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVE CHEMICAL COMPOUND TO REPLACE 1,4-DIOXANE; C. PROVIDE, TO THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH PROD- UCT, INFORMATION ON SUCH LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVE CHEMICAL COMPOUND; AND D. NOT MANUFACTURE SUCH PRODUCT UNTIL THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE CERTI- FIED SUCH LEAST TOXIC ALTERNATIVE CHEMICAL COMPOUND TO REPLACE 1,4-DIOXANE. 3. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU- LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 4. A. A MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A WAIV- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.