senate Bill S3069B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to food service waste reduction

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to environmental conservation
Jun 04, 2019 print number 3069b
Jun 04, 2019 amend and recommit to finance
May 30, 2019 reported and committed to finance
May 10, 2019 print number 3069a
May 10, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
Feb 01, 2019 referred to environmental conservation

Votes

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May 30, 2019 - Environmental Conservation committee Vote

S3069A
7
2
committee
7
Aye
2
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 30, 2019

nay (2)
aye wr (1)
excused (1)

Co-Sponsors

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S3069 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3007, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2832
2011-2012: S431
2013-2014: S3419
2015-2016: S2493
2017-2018: S4168

S3069 - Summary

Relates to polystyrene waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.

S3069 - Sponsor Memo

S3069 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3069

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, BRESLIN, HOYLMAN, LIU, SEPULVEDA, 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  food
  service waste reduction

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "food service waste reduction act".
  §  2.  Article  27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new title 28 to read as follows:

                                TITLE 28
                       FOOD SERVICE WASTE REDUCTION

SECTION 27-2801. DEFINITIONS.
        27-2803. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE WARE.
        27-2805. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES.

§ 27-2801. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "AFFORDABLE" MEANS PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN  PERCENT
MORE  THAN  THE  PURCHASE  COST OF THE NON-COMPOSTABLE OR NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2.  "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.
  3.  "COMPOSTABLE" MEANS ALL THE MATERIALS IN THE  PRODUCT  OR  PACKAGE
WILL  (A)  UNDERGO DEGRADATION BY BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES DURING COMPOSTING
TO YIELD CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER, INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND  BIOMASS  AT  A

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

Co-Sponsors

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S3069A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3007, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2832
2011-2012: S431
2013-2014: S3419
2015-2016: S2493
2017-2018: S4168

S3069A - Summary

Relates to polystyrene waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.

S3069A - Sponsor Memo

S3069A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3069--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, BRESLIN, HOYLMAN, LIU, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  polystyrene waste reduction

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.   Article 27  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows:

                                TITLE 30
                        POLYSTYRENE WASTE REDUCTION

SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
        27-3003. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-3005. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-3007. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES.

§ 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "AFFORDABLE"  MEANS  PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT
MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF  THE  NON-COMPOSTABLE  OR  NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2.  "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.
  3.    "COMPOSTABLE"  MEANS ALL THE MATERIALS IN THE PRODUCT OR PACKAGE
MEET THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) INTERNATIONAL

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

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S3069B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3007, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2832
2011-2012: S431
2013-2014: S3419
2015-2016: S2493
2017-2018: S4168

S3069B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to polystyrene waste reduction; prohibits the use of polystyrene foam by contractors and lessees who deal with the state through state and municipal contracts.

S3069B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3069B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3069--B

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, BRESLIN, HOYLMAN, LIU, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Environmental Conservation --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee -- reported favorably from said committee and  committed  to
  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  polystyrene waste reduction

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.   Article 27  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  is
amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows:

                                TITLE 30
                        POLYSTYRENE WASTE REDUCTION

SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
        27-3003. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-3005. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-3007. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES.

§ 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "AFFORDABLE"  MEANS  PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT
MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF  THE  NON-COMPOSTABLE  OR  NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2.  "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.

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

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