Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Jan 27, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A3417
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DENDEKKER
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
Phil Steck
2017-A3417 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §27-2701, add §27-2706, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
-
A3636
2017-A3417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3417 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting grocery stores from providing plastic carryout bags THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 27-2701 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 641 of the laws of 2008, is amended and four new subdivisions 8, 9, 10 and 11 are added to read as follows: 4. "Plastic carryout bag" means a [plastic carryout] bag MADE PREDOMI- NANTLY OF ANY TYPE OF PLASTIC WHICH IS provided by a store to a customer at the point of sale, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE REUSABLE BAGS, PRODUCE BAGS, OR PRODUCT BAGS AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION. 8. "GROCERY STORE" MEANS A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT WHERE PRODUCE, MEATS OR OTHER FOOD ITEMS ARE REGULARLY AND CUSTOMARILY SOLD FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE PREMISES. 9. "PRODUCE BAG" OR "PRODUCT BAG" MEANS ANY BAG WITHOUT HANDLES USED EXCLUSIVELY TO CARRY PRODUCE, MEATS, OR OTHER FOOD ITEMS TO THE POINT OF SALE INSIDE A STORE OR TO PREVENT SUCH FOOD ITEMS FROM COMING INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITH OTHER PURCHASED ITEMS. 10. "RECYCLABLE" MEANS MATERIAL THAT CAN BE SORTED, CLEANSED, AND RECONSTITUTED USING AVAILABLE RECYCLING COLLECTION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE MATERIAL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW PRODUCT. "RECYCLING" DOES NOT INCLUDE BURNING, INCINERATING, OR OTHERWISE THER- MALLY DESTROYING SOLID WASTE. 11. "RECYCLABLE PAPER CARRYOUT BAG" MEANS A PAPER BAG THAT MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: (A) IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RECYCLABLE OVERALL AND CONTAINS A MINIMUM OF EIGHTY PERCENT RECYCLED MATERIAL; (B) DISPLAYS THE WORD "RECYCLABLE" IN A HIGHLY VISIBLE MANNER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BAG; AND (C) HAS PRINTED ON THE BAG THE NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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