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Feb 03, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A4327
2011-2012 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
2011-A4327 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4327 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4327 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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. LBD04071-01-1
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