Senate Bill S2610

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries

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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-S2610 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4105
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 16 §§27-1601 - 27-1617, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4522, A9921
2017-2018: S1448, A6280
2021-2022: S4063, A6316
2023-2024: S4939, A4010

2019-S2610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a product stewardship program for primary batteries.

2019-S2610 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2610
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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 a product stewardship program for primary batteries

   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 16 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 16
                            PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
                           FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES
 SECTION 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
         27-1603. PRIMARY BATTERY REGISTRATION.
         27-1605. PRIMARY BATTERY STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
         27-1607. ANNUAL REPORT; PLAN AUDIT.
         27-1609. AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.
         27-1611. RETAILER OBLIGATIONS.
         27-1613. ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
         27-1615. PENALTIES.
         27-1617. RULEMAKING; PROCEDURE.
 § 27-1601. DEFINITIONS.
   WHEN USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1. "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
   2.  "BRAND" MEANS A NAME, SYMBOL, WORD, OR TRACEABLE MARK THAT IDENTI-
 FIES A PRIMARY BATTERY AND ATTRIBUTES THE PRIMARY BATTERY TO  THE  OWNER
 OR LICENSEE OF THE BRAND AS THE PRODUCER.
   3.  "COLLECTION  RATE" MEANS A PERCENTAGE BY WEIGHT THAT EACH PRODUCER
 OR PRODUCERS COLLECTS BY AN ESTABLISHED DATE. THE COLLECTION RATE  SHALL
 BE  CALCULATED  BY  WEIGHT  BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF PRIMARY BATTERIES
 THAT ARE COLLECTED DURING A CALENDAR YEAR, AS COMPARED  TO  THE  AVERAGE
 WEIGHT OF PRIMARY BATTERIES THAT WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE

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

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