Senate Bill S3098

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the collection and deposit of a five cent charge for each plastic bag provided by a retailer to its customers and a five cent charge on each piece of plastic film shipped to the state; repealer

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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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2015-S3098 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§27-2701 & 27-2705, rpld §27-2713, add §§27-2713, 27-2715 & 27-2717, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S5927

2015-S3098 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the provisions of the New York state plastic bag reduction, reuse and recycling law to require the collection and deposit of a five cent charge for each plastic bag provided by a retailer to its customers and a five cent charge on each piece of plastic film shipped to the state.

2015-S3098 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3098

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, HOYLMAN -- 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
  expanding the provisions of the New York state plastic bag  reduction,
  reuse  and  recycling  law  to require the collection and deposit of a
  five cent charge for each plastic bag provided by a  retailer  to  its
  customers and a five cent charge on each piece of plastic film shipped
  to  the  state  and  to repeal certain provisions of such law relating
  thereto

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

  Section  1. Subdivisions 4, 5 and 6 of section 27-2701 of the environ-
mental conservation law, as added by chapter 641 of the  laws  of  2008,
are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
  4.  (A) "Plastic carryout bag" means a SINGLE-USE plastic carryout bag
WHICH IS 2.25 MM THICK OR LESS, HAS HANDLES, IS INTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CARRYING PURCHASED ITEMS AND IS provided by a store to a customer  at
the point of sale.
  (B)  PLASTIC  BAGS INTENDED TO DIRECTLY CONTAIN FOOD (SUCH AS SANDWICH
BAGS, HANDLE-LESS PRODUCE BAGS) ARE NOT SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS.
  5. (A) "Reusable bag" means:
  [(a)] (1) a bag made of cloth or other machine  washable  fabric  that
has handles; or
  [(b)]  (2)  a  durable  plastic  bag with handles that is specifically
designed and manufactured for multiple reuse; SUCH  BAG  SHALL  BE  OVER
2.25  MM  THICK  AND  BE  INTENDED TO CARRY A MINIMUM OF TWENTY POUNDS A
MINIMUM OF FIFTY WALKING TRIPS OF A MINIMUM OF ONE HALF MILE.
  (B) REUSABLE BAGS MUST MEET SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CONTAINING FOOD ITEMS
AND MAY NOT CONTAIN TOXIC METALS OR OTHER POTENTIAL FOOD CONTAMINANTS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05543-02-5

              

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