Assembly Bill A1148

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates the Pennies for Parks program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes fee on single use carryout bags

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A1148 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.32, Pks & Rec L; add §1105-D, Tax L; add §92-t, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10343
2015-2016: A779
2017-2018: A46
2019-2020: A270
2021-2022: A185

2013-A1148 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "Pennies for parks" program providing funds for capital expenditures at state parks and historic sites; imposes fee of five cents on single use carryout bags; establishes the pennies for parks fund to hold funds received by the fee on single use carryout bags.

2013-A1148 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1148

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CAHILL, ROBERTS, CYMBROWITZ, BOYLAND, JAFFEE,
  RIVERA, COOK, MILLMAN -- 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, in
  relation to creating the "Pennies for Parks" program  providing  funds
  for  capital  expenditures at state parks and historic sites; to amend
  the tax law, in relation to imposing a  fee  on  single  use  carryout
  bags;  and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing
  the pennies for parks fund

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
declares that state parks and historic sites enhance the  character  and
quality  of  life and enhance the economic vitality of local communities
and provide healthy and affordable recreational and educational opportu-
nities to New York state residents and visitors. If allowed to fall into
disrepair, state parks and historic sites may  become  inaccessible  and
uninviting  to the public. Once closed or sold, state parks and historic
sites are difficult, if not  impossible,  to  recover  or  rehabilitate.
Accordingly, state parks and historic sites should be provided necessary
capital  funding  in a manner which is cognizant of their aforementioned
intrinsic values.
  The legislature also finds and declares that the single  use  carryout
bags  distributed  by  New  York retailers have a negative impact on the
environment, littering our communities, parks and beaches;  filling  our
landfills;  harming wildlife; and using millions of trees and gallons of
oil to produce. An additional economic incentive should be put in  place
to  encourage  the  use of reusable bags and reduce the stream of single
use carryout bags.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04015-01-3
              

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