Bill Text: NY A04138 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 4138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Prohibits the sale or commercial use of styrofoam, commonly known as "packing peanuts" as a packaging material.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-03 - reported referred to codes [A04138 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4138
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COOK, WEISENBERG -- 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
         prohibiting the sale or use of styrofoam as a packaging material
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
    2  new section 27-0721 to read as follows:
    3  S 27-0721. PROHIBITION ON USE OF STYROFOAM AS PACKAGING MATERIAL.
    4    1. NO PERSON SHALL KNOWINGLY OFFER FOR SALE OR COMMERCIALLY USE STYRO-
    5  FOAM COMMONLY KNOWN AS "PACKING PEANUTS" AS A PACKAGING MATERIAL.
    6    2. THE COMMISSIONER MAY ADOPT SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE NECES-
    7  SARY AND APPROPRIATE TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    9  it  shall have become a law; provided, however that the addition, amend-
   10  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   11  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed  to
   12  be made and completed on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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