Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 28, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A3872
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ENGLEBRIGHT
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
Michelle Schimel
multi-Sponsors
John McEneny
2011-A3872 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A3872 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the use of least toxic pesticides and restricts the use of anti-microbial pesticides and biopesticides; makes exceptions for the use of pesticides in connection with drinking water facilities and in certain other cases; directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to restrict the availability of certain pesticides.
2011-A3872 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3872 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the use of certain highly toxic pesticides THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to prevent unnecessary endangerment of human health and environmental quality. The use of pesticides exposes people and our natural resources to many highly toxic chemicals with known serious, deleterious effects on the health of humans and the environment. The risks posed by the use of the most high- ly toxic chemicals outweigh the limited benefits derived. Furthermore, the use of highly toxic pesticides is unwarranted because more benign alternatives exist, including less toxic or nontoxic chemicals as well as the employment of alternative effective pest control methods that do not rely on the use of chemical pesticides. Such alternative pest control methods use physical, mechanical, cultural, biological and educational tactics to control conditions that promote pest infestations and that inhibit pest populations to tolerable levels of damage and annoyance. In order to protect public health and the environment, it is the intent of the legislature to prevent unwarranted exposure to the most highly toxic pesticides by prohibiting their use. S 2. Section 33-0101 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding three new subdivisions 50, 51 and 52 to read as follows: 50. "ANTI-MICROBIAL PESTICIDE" SHALL MEAN A PESTICIDE THAT: A. IS INTENDED TO DISINFECT, SANITIZE, REDUCE, OR MITIGATE GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS; B. IS INTENDED TO PROTECT INANIMATE OBJECTS, INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES OR SYSTEMS, SURFACES, WATER, OR OTHER CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES FROM CONTAM- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07347-01-1
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