Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S732
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
2013-S732 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§27-2101, 27-2107, 27-2111 & 71-2724, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7966
2011-2012: S4619
2015-2016: S919
2017-2018: S1524
2013-S732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S732 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To reduce the health and environmental risks posed by mercury-added lamps. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 27-2101 of the environmental conservation law by adding new subdivisions 30, 31, 32,33, and 34 defining terms used in the bill. Section 2 of the bill amends section 27-2107 of the environmental conservation law by adding new subdivisions 11 and 12. Subdivision 11 prohibits producers of mercury-added lamps from selling, offering for sale, or distributing such lamps that fail to meet mercury content standards set by the department of environmental conservation, and to set forth the maximum permissible mercury content for certain
2013-S732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 732 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 27-2101 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding five new subdivisions 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 to read as follows: 30. "MERCURY-ADDED LAMP" MEANS AN ELECTRIC LAMP TO WHICH MERCURY OR MERCURY COMPOUNDS ARE INTENTIONALLY ADDED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROC- ESS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS, HALO- PHOSPHATE STRAIGHT FLUORESCENT LAMPS, AND TRIPHOSPHATE (TRIBAND PHOSP- HATES) STRAIGHT FLUORESCENT LAMPS WITH NORMAL OR LONG LIFETIME. 31. "PRODUCER OF MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO: (A) MANUFACTURES AND SELLS MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS UNDER ITS OWN BRAND; (B) RESELLS UNDER ITS OWN BRAND EQUIPMENT PRODUCED BY OTHER SUPPLIERS, A RESELLER NOT BEING REGARDED AS THE PRODUCER OF MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS IF THE BRAND OF THE PRODUCER OF MERCURY-ADDED LAMPS APPEARS ON THE EQUIP- MENT, AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; (C) IMPORTS OR EXPORTS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ON A PROFESSIONAL BASIS; OR (D) SERVES AS THE IMPORTER OR DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTOR OF A MERCURY-ADDED LAMP IF THE BRAND NAME OWNER IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. 32. "GENERAL PURPOSE LIGHTS" MEANS THE FOLLOWING LAMPS, BULBS, TUBES, OR OTHER ELECTRIC DEVICES THAT PROVIDE FUNCTIONAL ILLUMINATION FOR INDOOR RESIDENTIAL, INDOOR COMMERCIAL, AND OUTDOOR USE: COMPACT FLUORES- CENT LAMPS UP TO NINE INCHES IN LENGTH AND STRAIGHT FLUORESCENT LAMPS UP TO FIFTY INCHES IN LENGTH WITH A MEDIUM BI-PIN OR MINIATURE BI-PIN BASE, THAT OPERATE ON AN INSTANT START, RAPID START, OR PROGRAMMED START EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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