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Senate Bill S182A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

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2019-S182 - 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: S7141
2017-2018: S3210

2019-S182 - Summary

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality.

2019-S182 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S182 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    182
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, COMRIE, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, PARKER
   -- 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 glyphosate and products containing glyphosate
   in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas
 
   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 GLYPHOSATE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING  GLYPHOSATE
              IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PICNIC AREAS.
   1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY,  CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL USE GLYPHOSATE
 OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE IN ANY PARK, PLAYGROUND OR  PICNIC
 AREA  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR ANY MUNICI-
 PALITY THEREOF.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) GLYPHOSATE MEANS A SYNTHETIC  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  NON-SELECTIVE
 SYSTEMIC  HERBICIDE,  ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCERINE WITH A
 CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P.
   (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
 CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  AND  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT  WITHIN  A
 CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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2019-S182A (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: S7141
2017-2018: S3210

2019-S182A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality.

2019-S182A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S182A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  182--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, COMRIE, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN,
   KENNEDY, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting  the  use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate
   in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas
 
   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 GLYPHOSATE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING  GLYPHOSATE
              IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PICNIC AREAS.
   1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
 NY,  CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL USE GLYPHOSATE
 OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE IN ANY PARK, PLAYGROUND OR  PICNIC
 AREA  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR ANY MUNICI-
 PALITY THEREOF.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) GLYPHOSATE MEANS A SYNTHETIC  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  NON-SELECTIVE
 SYSTEMIC  HERBICIDE,  ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCERINE WITH A
 CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P.
   (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
 CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  AND  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT  WITHIN  A
 CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SECTION.

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

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