Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Feb 05, 2019 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A4796
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COLTON
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
multi-Sponsors
Jose Rivera
2019-A4796 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A4796 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4796 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conserva- tion AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the disposal and removal of mercury switches from automobiles THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27-2101 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 30, 31 and 32 to read as follows: 30. "MOTOR VEHICLE MERCURY SWITCH" MEANS A LIGHT SWITCH OR AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SWITCH THAT CONTAINS MERCURY AND WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN A MOTOR VEHICLE. 31. "END OF LIFE VEHICLE" MEANS ANY IDENTIFIABLE MOTOR VEHICLE, WITH OR WITHOUT ALL COMPONENT PARTS, WHICH IS IN SUCH CONDITION THAT ITS HIGHEST OR PRIMARY VALUE IS EITHER IN ITS SALE FOR REUSABLE COMPONENTS OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS. 32. "AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS THAT IS ENGAGED IN THE ACT OF BUYING OR ACQUIRING MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISMANTLING, SELLING, OR OTHERWISE PROCESSING COMPONENTS AND RECYCLA- BLE MATERIALS, AND IS LICENSED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AS A VEHICLE DISMANTLER. § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 27-2119 to read as follows: § 27-2119. REMOVAL, COLLECTION AND RECOVERY OF MOTOR VEHICLE MERCURY SWITCHES. 1. MANUFACTURERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES SOLD AT RETAIL IN THIS STATE THAT CONTAIN "MOTOR VEHICLE MERCURY SWITCHES" SHALL, INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLEC- TIVELY, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A COLLECTION AND RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR SUCH SWITCHES. ALL MANUFACTURERS OF MOTOR VEHICLES SOLD AT RETAIL IN THIS STATE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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