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Senate Bill S6308A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of pavement products containing coal tar

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2019-S6308 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1304
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0117, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7854
2013-2014: A630
2015-2016: A418
2017-2018: A1156
2021-2022: S4095, A518

2019-S6308 - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2019-S6308 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6308 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6308
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
 
   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. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  SELL  OR  OFFER FOR SALE A PAVEMENT PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2. A PERSON SHALL NOT APPLY A PAVEMENT  PRODUCT  THAT  IS  LABELED  AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY AIRPORTS NOT
 REQUIRED UNDER FEDERAL LAW TO USE A COAL TAR PAVEMENT PRODUCT.
   4. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "COAL  TAR"  MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B. "PAVEMENT PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON  AN  ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   §  2.  Nothing  in  this  act shall be deemed to preempt any local law
 restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior  to  the
 effective date of this act.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
 subdivision 1 of section 37-0115 of the environmental  conservation  law
 as added by section one of this act shall take effect twenty-four months
 after it shall have become a law; provided further that subdivision 2 of
 section  37-0115  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  as added by
 section one of this act shall take effect forty-eight  months  after  it
 shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-S6308A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1304
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0117, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7854
2013-2014: A630
2015-2016: A418
2017-2018: A1156
2021-2022: S4095, A518

2019-S6308A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2019-S6308A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6308A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6308--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. METZGER, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
 
   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 37-0117 to read as follows:
 § 37-0117. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1. A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  A  PAVEMENT  PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  APPLY A PAVEMENT PRODUCT THAT IS LABELED AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "COAL  TAR"  MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B. "PAVEMENT PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON  AN  ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   §  2.  Nothing  in  this  act shall be deemed to preempt any local law
 restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior  to  the
 effective date of this act.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
 subdivision 1 of section 37-0117 of the environmental conservation  law,
 as  added  by  section  one of this act, shall take effect twelve months
 after it shall have become a law; provided further that subdivision 2 of
 section 37-0117 of the  environmental  conservation  law,  as  added  by
 section  one  of this act, shall take effect forty-eight months after it
 shall have become a law.

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