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Aug 12, 2022 | referred to environmental conservation |
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A10661 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§27-2801 & 27-2803, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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A10661 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10661 I N A S S E M B L Y August 12, 2022 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Epstein) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the distribution of plastic garment bags THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 27-2801 of the environ- mental conservation law, as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows: 1. "Exempt bag" means a bag: (a) used solely to contain or wrap uncooked meat, fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables, grains, or candy; (c) bags used solely to contain food sliced or prepared to order; (d) bags used solely to contain a newspaper for delivery to a subscriber; (e) bags sold in bulk to a consumer at the point of sale; (f) trash bags; (g) food storage bags; (h) [garment bags; (i)] bags prepackaged for sale to a customer; [(j)] (I) plastic carryout bags provided by a restaurant, tavern or similar food service establishment, as defined in the state sanitary code, to carryout or deliver food; or [(k)] (J) bags provided by a pharmacy to carry prescription drugs. 4. "Reusable bag" means a bag: (a) made of cloth or other machine washable fabric [that has] WITH OR WITHOUT handles; or (b) a durable bag with OR WITHOUT handles that is specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse. § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 27-2803 of the environmental conserva- tion law, as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 1. No person required to collect tax shall distribute any plastic carryout bags to its customers unless such bags are exempt bags as defined in subdivision one of section 27-2801 of this title; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION, A RETAILER MAY USE AND A MANUFACTURER MAY SELL ITS CURRENT INVENTORY OF PLASTIC GARMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16067-02-2