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Assembly Bill A5375A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months

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2021-A5375 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1113
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1300-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7599
2023-2024: A2133, S2132
2025-2026: A3331, S424

2021-A5375 - Summary

Prohibits the use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers between May 1st and September 30th.

2021-A5375 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5375
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1300-d to read as follows:
   § 1300-D. GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWERS. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A
 GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWER FOR ANY PURPOSE BETWEEN MAY  FIRST  AND
 SEPTEMBER  THIRTIETH.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE  THAN  ONE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03649-01-1

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2021-A5375A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1113
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1300-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7599
2023-2024: A2133, S2132
2025-2026: A3331, S424

2021-A5375A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers between May 1st and September 30th.

2021-A5375A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5375--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ,  BURDICK,  PAULIN, GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   EPSTEIN, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Health
   --  recommitted to the Committee on Health in accordance with Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the
   use of gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers during certain months
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1300-d to read as follows:
   § 1300-D. GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWERS. NO PERSON SHALL OPERATE A
 GAS-POWERED LEAF AND LAWN BLOWER FOR ANY PURPOSE BETWEEN MAY  FIRST  AND
 SEPTEMBER  THIRTIETH.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL FINE OF NOT MORE  THAN  ONE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on May 1, 2024.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03649-03-2

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