Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Feb 07, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 06, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 31, 2012 |
1st report cal.147 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2011 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2011 |
1st report cal.939 |
May 26, 2011 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S5499
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
2011-S5499 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7657
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §160-u, Ag & Mkts L; amd §17-0807, En Con L
2011-S5499 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5499 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to consumer packaging of maple syrup; and to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wash water from maple syrup processing PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To maintain New York's investment in maple syrup production and allow the maple industry to continue to grow by removing unnecessary barriers to success. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one: § 160-u of Agriculture and Markets law is amended to ensure that consumer packaging of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale shall be plainly and conspicuously marked as to the grade. Section two: § 17-0807 of Environmental Conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 wash water produced during the process of making maple syrup shall not be considered a pollutant under any state pollutant discharge elimination system permit requirements. Section three: Immediate effective date.
2011-S5499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5499 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 26, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to consumer packaging of maple syrup; and to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to wash water from maple syrup processing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 160-u of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: b. Every consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale shall be plainly AND CONSPICUOUSLY marked as to the grade. S 2. Section 17-0807 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WASH WATER PRODUCED DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING MAPLE SYRUP SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A POLLUTANT UNDER THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM ANY STATE POLLU- TANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11542-01-1
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