Senate Bill S7718

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the extended producer responsibility act

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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-S7718 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 30 §§27-3001 - 27-3025, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S1185

2019-S7718 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the extended producer responsibility act requiring covered materials and product producers to develop and implement strategies to promote recycling, reuse and recovery of packaging and paper products.

2019-S7718 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7718 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7718
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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
   establishing the extended producer responsibility act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature  finds  the  weight  of
 waste generated in New York is a threat to the environment. The legisla-
 ture further finds and declares that it is in the public interest of the
 state  of  New York for covered material and product producers to under-
 take the responsibility for the development and implementation of strat-
 egies to promote recycling, reuse and recovery of covered  material  and
 products  through  investments  in the end-of-product-life management of
 products.
   § 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law  is  amended  by
 adding a new title 30 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 30
                   EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ACT
 SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3003. PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES.
         27-3005. FUNDING MECHANISM.
         27-3007. PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PLAN.
         27-3009. PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PLAN APPROVAL.
         27-3011. COLLECTION AND CONVENIENCE.
         27-3013. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
         27-3015. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND AUDITS.
         27-3017. ANTITRUST PROTECTIONS.
         27-3019. PENALTIES.
         27-3021. STATE PREEMPTION.
         27-3023. AUTHORITY TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
         27-3025. SEVERABILITY.
 § 27-3001. DEFINITIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14817-03-0
              

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