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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Feb 05, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S3502
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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
2013-S3502 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง27-1007, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S136
2017-2018: S3390
2019-2020: S860
2021-2022: S1690
2013-S3502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3502 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory acceptance of empty beverage containers PURPOSE: To exempt places of business less than 2000 square feet from being mandated to accept returns of empty containers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 exempts places of business less than 2000 square feet from being mandated to accept returns of empty containers. This section also removes the right to have such places of business except empty contain- ers from the New York Bottle Bill of Rights. Section 2 provides that this legislation shall take effect immediately. CURRENT LAW: Stores are required to accept empty container regardless of their size. JUSTIFICATION: Stores under 2000 square feet lack adequate space to be able to store empty containers that are returned to them. This often leads to unsanitary conditions as many of these same stores prepare and sell food. The lack of space in these stores makes it nearly impossible to not store dirty returned containers adjacent to food products. There exist adequate alternative locations to return empty containers for
2013-S3502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3502 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 5, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory acceptance of empty beverage containers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section 27-1007 of the environmental conservation law, as added by section 4 of part SS of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, are amended to read as follows: (a) A dealer shall accept at his or her place of business, PROVIDED THAT SUCH PLACE OF BUSINESS IS NOT LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND SQUARE FEET, from a redeemer any empty beverage containers of the design, shape, size, color, composition and brand sold or offered for sale by the deal- er, and shall pay to the redeemer the refund value of each such beverage container as established in section 27-1005 of this title. Redemptions of refund value must be in legal tender, or a scrip or receipt from a reverse vending machine, provided that the scrip or receipt can be exchanged for legal tender for a period of not less than sixty days without requiring the purchase of other goods. The use or presence of a reverse vending machine shall not relieve a dealer of any obligations imposed pursuant to this section. If a dealer utilizes a reverse vending machine to redeem containers, the dealer shall provide redemption of beverage containers when the reverse vending machine is full, broken, under repair or does not accept a type of beverage container sold or offered for sale by such dealer and may not limit the hours or days of redemption except as provided by subdivision three of this section. 2. A dealer shall post a conspicuous sign, at the point of sale, that states: "NEW YORK BOTTLE BILL OF RIGHTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08619-01-3
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