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Assembly Bill A8445

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a commission to eliminate the use of single use plastics in the state of New York

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2019-A8445 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A3834

2019-A8445 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to eliminate the use of single use plastics in the state of New York.

2019-A8445 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8445
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT establishing a commission to eliminate  the  use  of  single  use
   plastics  in  the  state  of New York; and providing for the repeal of
   such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Commission for single use plastic elimination. 1.  Estab-
 lishment. A commission is hereby established  to  provide  a  method  to
 eliminate the use of single use plastic in the state of New York.
   2.  Definitions.  For purposes of this act, the term "single use plas-
 tic" shall mean any item made of plastic which is intended  to  be  used
 once before being disposed of.
   3.  Membership.  Such  commission  shall consist of seven individuals,
 which shall be appointed as follows:
   a. three members shall be appointed by the governor;
   b. two members shall be appointed by the senate majority leader; and
   c. two members shall be appointed by the assembly majority leader.
   4. Reports. a. Six months after the establishment of  the  commission,
 an  initial report shall be provided to the governor and the legislature
 with recommendations on elimination methods and replacement  procedures,
 including a cost analysis of such methods and procedures.
   b. One year after such initial report, a final report shall be submit-
 ted to the governor and the legislature with an implementation procedure
 for eliminating the use of all single use plastic within the state. Such
 implementation  procedure shall have the full effect of the law one year
 after such plan was submitted  to  the  governor  and  the  legislature,
 provided,  however, that any modification or abrogation of such plan may
 be made by law before such plan takes effect.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed 3 years after such date.

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

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