senate Bill S1113

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

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Jan 07, 2021 referred to health

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S1113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5375
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1300-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S7599

S1113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S1113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1113
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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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