Senate Bill S1074

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of atrazine, metalaxyl or the neonicotinoids class of chemicals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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

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2019-S1074 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4833
2017-2018: S128

2019-S1074 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of atrazine, metalaxyl or the neonicotinoids class of chemicals.

2019-S1074 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1074 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1074
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, SERRANO -- 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
   prohibiting the use of the chemicals atrazine, metalaxyl and the neon-
   icotinoids class of chemicals

   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 USE OF THE CHEMICALS  ATRAZINE,  METALAXYL  OR
              THE NEONICOTINOIDS CLASS OF CHEMICALS.
   IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR ANY PERSON TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR
 SALE OR USE THE CHEMICALS ATRAZINE, METALAXYL OR THE CLASS OF  CHEMICALS
 NEONICOTINOIDS,  INCLUDING  IMIDACLOPRID, CLOTHIANIDIN AND THIAMETHOXAM,
 WITHIN THIS STATE OR DELIVER FOR TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSPORT  IN  INTRA-
 STATE  COMMERCE  OR  BETWEEN  POINTS WITHIN THIS STATE THROUGH ANY POINT
 OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.  Effective immediate-
 ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06829-01-9



              

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