The New York State Senate

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                                  6877

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 25, 2019
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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.
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  (F)  A  REPRESENTATIVE  FROM  THE PESTICIDE INDUSTRY, APPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNOR.
  (G)  A REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION, APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR.
  4. THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
  (A) RESEARCH AND IDENTIFY ANY HEALTH AND  SAFETY  CONCERNS  ASSOCIATED
WITH THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE.
  (B) IDENTIFY SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO GLYPHOSATE.
  (C) DETERMINE WHETHER THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE SHOULD BE PERMITTED IN THE
STATE.
  (D) IF THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE SHOULD BE PERMITTED, IDENTIFY RECOMMENDED
SAFE PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE.
  5.  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE TASK FORCE SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION,
EXCEPT MEMBERS SHALL BE ALLOWED  THEIR  NECESSARY  AND  ACTUAL  EXPENSES
INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION.
  6.  THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT OF THEIR FIND-
INGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING ANY  PROPOSED  LEGISLATION,  TO  THE
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
TY-FOUR.
  7.  THE  GLYPHOSATE TASK FORCE SHALL CEASE TO EXIST ON JUNE THIRTIETH,
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.