senate Bill S3068B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits polystyrene waste

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020 referred to environmental conservation
Oct 04, 2019 print number 3068b
Oct 04, 2019 amend and recommit to environmental conservation
May 10, 2019 print number 3068a
May 10, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation
Feb 01, 2019 referred to environmental conservation

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S3068 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5398
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 20 §§27-2001 - 27-2007, §71-2730, En Con L

S3068 - Summary

Prohibits polystyrene waste.

S3068 - Sponsor Memo

S3068 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3068

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, LIU, SERRANO,
  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 food service waste

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "food service waste reduction act".
  §  2.  Article  27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new title 22 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 22
                      FOOD SERVICE WASTE REDUCTION
SECTION 27-2201. DEFINITIONS.
        27-2203. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE.
        27-2205. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE WARE.
        27-2207. UNIQUE PACKAGING OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.
§ 27-2201. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1.  "AFFORDABLE"  MEANS  PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT
MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF  THE  NON-COMPOSTABLE  OR  NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2.  "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.
  3. "AGENCY OR MUNICIPAL FACILITY" MEANS  ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE  OR
VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY.
  4.  "AGENCY  OR MUNICIPAL CONTRACTORS AND LESSEES" MEANS ANY PERSON OR
ENTITY THAT HAS A CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY OR A MUNICIPALITY  FOR  PUBLIC
WORKS  OR  IMPROVEMENTS  TO BE PERFORMED, FOR A FRANCHISE, CONCESSION OR
LEASE OF PROPERTY, FOR GRANT MONIES OR GOODS AND SERVICES OR SUPPLIES TO

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

Co-Sponsors

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S3068A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5398
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 20 §§27-2001 - 27-2007, §71-2730, En Con L

S3068A - Summary

Prohibits polystyrene waste.

S3068A - Sponsor Memo

S3068A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3068--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KRUEGER, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, LIU, SERRANO,
  STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 polystyrene waste

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "polystyrene waste reduction act".
  § 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law  is  amended  by
adding a new title 20 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 20
                       POLYSTYRENE WASTE REDUCTION
SECTION 27-2001. DEFINITIONS.
        27-2003. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-2005. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-2007. UNIQUE PACKAGING OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.
§ 27-2001. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1. "AFFORDABLE" MEANS PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN  PERCENT
MORE  THAN  THE  PURCHASE  COST OF THE NON-COMPOSTABLE OR NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2. "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC  BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.
  3.  "AGENCY  OR  MUNICIPAL  FACILITY" MEANS ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR
VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY.
  4. "AGENCY OR MUNICIPAL CONTRACTORS AND LESSEES" MEANS ANY  PERSON  OR
ENTITY  THAT  HAS A CONTRACT WITH AN AGENCY OR A MUNICIPALITY FOR PUBLIC

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

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S3068B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5398
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 20 §§27-2001 - 27-2007, §71-2730, En Con L

S3068B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits polystyrene waste.

S3068B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3068B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3068--B

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 1, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, CARLUCCI, HOYLMAN, KAVANAGH, LIU,
  SERRANO, STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting polystyrene waste

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "polystyrene waste reduction act".
  §  2.  Article  27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
adding a new title 20 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 20
                       POLYSTYRENE WASTE REDUCTION
SECTION 27-2001. DEFINITIONS.
        27-2003. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-2005. REQUIRED  COMPOSTABLE  OR  RECYCLABLE  DISPOSABLE  FOOD
                   SERVICE CONTAINERS.
        27-2007. UNIQUE PACKAGING OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.
§ 27-2001. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1.  "AFFORDABLE"  MEANS  PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT
MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF  THE  NON-COMPOSTABLE  OR  NON-RECYCLABLE
ALTERNATIVE.
  2.  "AGENCY" MEANS ANY STATE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY, BOARD, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION, PUBLIC AUTHORITY, OR COMMISSION.
  3. "AGENCY OR MUNICIPAL FACILITY" MEANS  ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE  OR
VEHICLE OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE AGENCY OR MUNICIPALITY.

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

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