Assembly Bill A9907

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a moratorium on the installation of synthetic turf pending a comprehensive environmental and public health study

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2019-A9907 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§8-0109 & 27-1901, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A6307
2023-2024: A7158

2019-A9907 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on the installation of synthetic turf pending a comprehensive environmental and public health study; relates to environmental impact assessments of the use of synthetic turf; and provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

2019-A9907 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9907
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, MOSLEY -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to establish a moratorium on the installation of  synthetic  turf
   pending  a  comprehensive  environmental  and  public health study; to
   amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to environmental
   impact assessments of the use of synthetic turf; and providing for the
   repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative findings. The legislature finds that increas-
 ingly, synthetic turf is being installed in many locations in  New  York
 state, including parks, athletic fields and other settings where natural
 grass  was previously grown. In recent years, crumb rubber fill is being
 used as a component of synthetic turf and mulch.  Crumb  rubber  is  the
 result  of  processing  waste  tires, which contain numerous components,
 some of which are known to be hazardous to people and  the  environment.
 The hazardous components include arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, vana-
 dium, zinc and acetone. Health effects associated with these components,
 at  dangerous  levels,  include  birth  defects,  cancer, nervous system
 damage and immune system suppression. While various  options  for  waste
 tire  use  are essential to reducing the significant stockpiles of waste
 tires, such uses should not threaten or compromise public health.
   The legislature finds that more information is necessary  to  make  an
 informed  decision  on the appropriate uses of synthetic turf containing
 crumb rubber. In the interest of preventing adverse health  impacts  and
 contamination to natural resources, the legislature finds that a compre-
 hensive  environmental  and public health study on the potential threats
 associated with the use of synthetic turf is warranted.
   Therefore, the legislature finds that it  is  consistent  with  public
 policy  to  require  such  comprehensive environmental and public health
 study to be undertaken immediately; and, in the meantime, to temporarily
 suspend the installation of synthetic turf products that  contain  crumb
 rubber.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.