NY State Senate Bill 2023-S2444

Senate Bill S2444

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to prohibit the sale of single use plastic water bottles in certain state parks

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation
Jan 20, 2023	referred to cultural affairs, tourism, parks and recreation

2023-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:: Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7463

2023-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to prohibit the sale of single use plastic water bottles in state parks managed by such office.

2023-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2444

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to requiring the office of parks, recreation and historic pres-
ervation to prohibit the sale of single use plastic water bottles in
certain state parks

 
PURPOSE:

To prohibit the sale of single use plastic water bottles in all state
parks managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends § 3.09 of the parks, recreation, and
historic preservation law, prohibiting the sale of single use plastic
water bottles in state parks managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation,
Historic Preservation.

Section two provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The state should take proactive steps to mitigate its carbon footprint.
Prohibiting state parks from selling single-use plastic bottles is a
simple, straight-forward approach to reducing our carbon footprint and
curbing plastic pollution in natural areas and waterways. This bill
carries no direct fiscal implications to the state, however some state
parks may choose to install reusable water bottle refilling stations or
water fountains as an alternate source of hydration.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.7463 of 2021-2022 (Reichlin-Melnick): Died in Rules

A.8435 of 2021-2022 (Fahy): Died in Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports
Development

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law and shall apply to all contracts entered into,
renewed or modified on and after the effective date of this act.

2023-S2444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2444
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Cultural  Affairs,
   Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to requiring the office of  parks,  recreation  and  historic
   preservation  to prohibit the sale of single use plastic water bottles
   in certain state parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. PROHIBIT THE SALE OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC  WATER  BOTTLES  IN  STATE
 PARKS MANAGED BY THE OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a  law and shall apply to all contracts entered
 into, renewed or modified on and after the effective date of this act.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04198-01-3

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