Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to governmental operations |
May 28, 2009 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A8577
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LATIMER
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
2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8577 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the state from purchasing paper products that are non-re- cyclable PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will reduce the State's waste by prohibiting the purchase and use of non-recyclable paper/mailing products, including but not limited to goldenrod/kraft stationery and paper products. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new Section 169 to the State Finance Law placing purchasing restrictions for non-re- cyclable paper products and defines "non-recyclable". Section 2 sets forth the prohibition on purchase of non-recyclable paper products and states that the State and any governmental agency or poli- tical .subdivision or public benefit corporation of the State shall not purchase or obtain non-recyclable paper products including but not limited to goldenrod papers, kraft stationery and other various paper products. JUSTIFICATION: With over 80 State entities, New York State is a large purchaser and user of stationery and paper products. As current statis- tics suggest, only SOW of paper products are being recycled-we can and should do much better than that. Many of the State's landfills are at or
2009-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8577 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER, KAVANAGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to prohibiting the state from purchasing paper products that are non-recyclable THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 169 to read as follows: S 169. PURCHASING RESTRICTIONS FOR NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS. 1. DEFINITION. "NON-RECYCLABLE" SHALL MEAN MATERIAL THAT CANNOT BE SORTED, CLEANSED AND RECONSTITUTED USING AVAILABLE RECYCLING COLLECTION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING THE ALTERED FORM IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A NEW PRODUCT. RECYCLING DOES NOT INCLUDE BURNING, INCINERATING, CONVERTING, OR OTHERWISE THERMALLY DESTROYING SOLID WASTE. 2. PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS. THE STATE AND ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION OF THE STATE SHALL NOT PURCHASE OR OBTAIN NON-RECYCLABLE PAPER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GOLDENROD PAPERS COATED WITH A DYE FOUND ON MASKING PAPER COMMONLY USED FOR INTEROFFICE AND MAILING ENVELOPES, AND KRAFT STATIONERY AND PAPER PRODUCTS, PRINTER PAPER, XEROGRAPHIC PAPER, STATIONERY, LETTERHEAD, NOTEPADS, BUSINESS CARDS OR ENVELOPES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10229-03-9
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