Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to environmental conservation |
May 12, 2015 |
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Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A708
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Thomas Abinanti
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Steven Cymbrowitz
Jeffrey Dinowitz
2015-A708 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 708 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to polystyrene loosefill packaging material 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 28 to read as follows: TITLE 28 POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL SECTION 27-2801. POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. S 27-2801. POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL APPLY: (A) "MANUFACTURER" MEANS A PERSON WHO MANUFACTURES LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPOSED OF EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE. (B) "RECYCLED MATERIAL" MEANS MATERIAL FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING THAT HAS BEEN DIVERTED FROM LANDFILL DISPOSAL INCLUDING: (I) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT THAT HAS COMPLETED ITS INTENDED END USE AND PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE. (II) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A BLEMISHED, FLAWED, OR OTHERWISE UNUSABLE FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT. (III) MATERIAL DERIVED FROM MANUFACTURING AND FABRICATION SCRAP FROM PRODUCTION OF A FINISHED POLYSTYRENE PRODUCT. (C) "WHOLESALER" MEANS A PERSON WHO PURCHASES EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING FOR RESALE IN THIS STATE. 2. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, A WHOLESALER OR MANUFACTUR- ER SHALL NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THIS STATE EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE LOOSEFILL PACKAGING MATERIAL. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05970-01-5
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