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Senate Bill S10499

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits city agencies from procuring single-use water containers

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2025-S10499 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 6 Chap 3 Subchap 9 §6-319, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S10499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits city agencies of the city of New York from procuring single-use water containers.

2025-S10499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10499
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BOTTCHER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to prohibiting city agencies from procuring single-use water
   containers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 6 of the administrative code of the city
 of New York is amended by adding a new subchapter 9 to read as follows:
                               SUBCHAPTER 9
                        SINGLE-USE WATER CONTAINERS
   § 6-319 SINGLE-USE  PLASTIC  WATER  CONTAINERS. A. DEFINITION. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER  CONTAINER"
 MEANS ANY SEALED PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH A VOLUME OF LESS THAN ONE GALLON
 THAT  CONTAINS  FLAT,  UNFLAVORED DRINKING WATER AND IS GENERALLY RECOG-
 NIZED BY THE PUBLIC AS AN ITEM TO BE DISCARDED AFTER ONE USE.
   B. NO AGENCY SHALL ENTER INTO OR RENEW ANY CONTRACT FOR  THE  PURCHASE
 OF  SINGLE-USE  PLASTIC  WATER  CONTAINERS OR MEALS OR REFRESHMENTS THAT
 INCLUDE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC  WATER  CONTAINERS,  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  IN
 SUBDIVISION C OF THIS SECTION.
   C.  THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION B OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SINGLE-USE  PLASTIC  WATER  CONTAINERS  OR
 MEALS  OR  REFRESHMENTS THAT INCLUDE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER CONTAINERS
 UNDER THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
   (I) WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE;
   (II) TO PREPARE FOR OR RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY; OR
   (III) WHEN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION WOULD CONFLICT  WITH  CONTRACT
 REQUIREMENTS  OR  LABOR AGREEMENTS IN EXISTENCE AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION OR AGREEMENTS SOLICITED BEFORE  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15904-01-6

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