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Senate Bill S4974A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms

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2023-S4974 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 & 27-3403, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1877

2023-S4974 - Summary

Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms sold, offered for sale, or constructed in the state.

2023-S4974 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4974 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4974
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. WALCZYK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   banning unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in float-
   ing docks and floating platforms

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 34
                        UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR
                       EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN
 SECTION 27-3401. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3403. UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR  EXTRUDED  POLYSTYRENE  FOAM
                    BAN.
 § 27-3401. DEFINITIONS.
   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE  FOAM"  MEANS  EXPANDED  FOAM  THERMOPLASTICS
 UTILIZING  A  STYRENE MONOMER AND PROCESSED BY ANY NUMBER OF TECHNIQUES.
 SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE RIGID POLYSTYRENE.
   2. "EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM" MEANS POLYSTYRENE FOAM MANUFACTURED VIA
 AN EXTRUSION  PROCESS  WHERE  PLASTIC  RESIN  AND  OTHER  ADDITIVES  ARE
 COMBINED  AND  EXTRUDED THROUGH A DIE, BEFORE COOLING AND EXPANDING INTO
 ITS FINAL SHAPE.
   3. "RIGID POLYSTYRENE" MEANS PLASTIC MADE FROM RIGID POLYSTYRENE RESIN
 THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXPANDED, EXTRUDED, OR FOAMED.
 § 27-3403. UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN.
   1. BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, ANY  PERSON  WHO
 SELLS,  OFFERS TO SELL, OR DISTRIBUTES A FLOATING DOCK OR FLOATING PLAT-
 FORM IN THIS STATE SHALL ENSURE THAT ANY EXPANDED  POLYSTYRENE  FOAM  OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09008-02-3

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2023-S4974A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 & 27-3403, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S1877

2023-S4974A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bans unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in floating docks and floating platforms sold, offered for sale, or constructed in the state.

2023-S4974A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4974A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4974--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. WALCZYK, OBERACKER, WEBER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation -- reported  favorably  from  said  committee  and
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   banning unencapsulated expanded or extruded polystyrene foam in float-
   ing docks and floating platforms
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 34
                        UNENCAPSULATED EXPANDED OR
                       EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN
 SECTION 27-3401. DEFINITIONS.
         27-3403. UNENCAPSULATED  EXPANDED  OR  EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM
                    BAN.
 § 27-3401. DEFINITIONS.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING  TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "EXPANDED  POLYSTYRENE  FOAM"  MEANS  EXPANDED FOAM THERMOPLASTICS
 UTILIZING A STYRENE MONOMER AND PROCESSED BY ANY NUMBER  OF  TECHNIQUES.
 SUCH TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE RIGID POLYSTYRENE.
   2. "EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM" MEANS POLYSTYRENE FOAM MANUFACTURED VIA
 AN  EXTRUSION  PROCESS  WHERE  PLASTIC  RESIN  AND  OTHER  ADDITIVES ARE
 COMBINED AND EXTRUDED THROUGH A DIE, BEFORE COOLING AND  EXPANDING  INTO
 ITS FINAL SHAPE.
   3. "RIGID POLYSTYRENE" MEANS PLASTIC MADE FROM RIGID POLYSTYRENE RESIN
 THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXPANDED, EXTRUDED, OR FOAMED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09008-03-3

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