Assembly Bill A3721

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and installation of certain playground equipment and ground covering which contains recycled tires

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A3721 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.33, Pks & Rec L; amd §399-dd, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8269

2025-A3721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and installation of certain playground equipment and ground covering which contains recycled tires or any equipment which was made in part or in whole using recycled tires.

2025-A3721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3721
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and
   the  general  business  law,  in  relation to prohibiting the sale and
   installation of certain playground equipment and ground covering which
   contains recycled tires or any equipment which was made in part or  in
   whole using recycled tires
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The parks, recreation  and  historic  preservation  law  is
 amended by adding a new section 13.33 to read as follows:
   §  13.33  PROHIBITION  ON  USE  OF RECYCLED TIRES. THE OFFICE OR OTHER
 STATE AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE PARK, PARKWAY, RECREATION-
 AL FACILITY OR HISTORIC SITE SHALL NOT PERMIT SUCH STATE PARK,  PARKWAY,
 RECREATIONAL  FACILITY  OR  HISTORIC  SITE TO CONTAIN ANY MATERIAL WHICH
 CONTAINS RECYCLED TIRES OR ANY EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS MADE IN  PART  OR  IN
 WHOLE USING RECYCLED TIRES.
   §  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 399-dd of the general business law, as
 amended by section 38 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws  of  2011,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  The department of state, in consultation with the office of parks,
 recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules  and  regu-
 lations  for  the  design,  installation,  inspection and maintenance of
 playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations  shall  substan-
 tially  comply  with  the guidelines and criteria which are contained in
 the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United  States
 consumer  products  safety  commission  or  any successor. The rules and
 regulations shall include:
   (A) special provisions for playgrounds appropriate for children within
 the range of ages in day care settings.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08066-01-5
 A. 3721                             2

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