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Jan 08, 2020 | referred to environmental conservation |
Mar 25, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
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Anthony D'Urso
Tremaine Wright
Victor M. Pichardo
Harvey Epstein
A6877 (ACTIVE) - Details
A6877 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6877 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to instituting a moratorium on the distribution, sale or use of glypho- sate until a task force completes a study regarding the safety, alter- natives and use of such compound 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 AGAINST USE OF GLYPHOSATE. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA- NY OR CORPORATION SHALL DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR USE GLYPHO- SATE OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE WITHIN NEW YORK STATE UNTIL JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR. 2. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, "GLYPHOSATE" SHALL MEAN A SYNTHET- IC COMPOUND THAT IS A NON-SELECTIVE SYSTEMIC HERBICIDE, ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCINE WITH A CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P. 3. THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT A GLYPHOSATE TASK FORCE WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT, OR THE COMMISSIONER'S DESIG- NEE. (B) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OR SUCH COMMISSION- ER'S DESIGNEE. (C) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE. (D) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK'S COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND FORESTRY, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. (E) A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE NEW YORK FARM BUREAU, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05487-01-9