Assembly Bill A5529A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of atrazine, metalaxyl or the neonicotinoids class of chemicals

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5529 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4833
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11122
2011-2012: A5675
2013-2014: A4461
2017-2018: S128
2019-2020: S1074

2015-A5529 - Summary

Prohibits the use of atrazine, metalaxyl or the neonicotinoids class of chemicals.

2015-A5529 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5529

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE, SCHIMEL, ROSENTHAL, QUART,
  ROBERTS,  AUBRY,  MILLER,  JAFFEE,  COLTON,  COOK,  GALEF,  SKARTADOS,
  RIVERA,  HOOPER,  BRONSON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI,
  BRENNAN, FARRELL, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, McDONALD, PEOPLES-STOKES, SOLAGES,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Environmental
  Conservation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
  prohibiting the use of the chemicals atrazine, metalaxyl and the neon-
  icotinoids class of chemicals

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION OF USE OF THE CHEMICALS  ATRAZINE,  METALAXYL  OR
             THE NEONICOTINOIDS CLASS OF CHEMICALS.
  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR ANY PERSON TO DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OFFER FOR
SALE OR USE THE CHEMICALS ATRAZINE, METALAXYL OR THE CLASS OF  CHEMICALS
NEONICOTINOIDS,  INCLUDING  IMIDACLOPRID, CLOTHIANIDIN AND THIAMETHOXAM,
WITHIN THIS STATE OR DELIVER FOR TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSPORT  IN  INTRA-
STATE  COMMERCE  OR  BETWEEN  POINTS WITHIN THIS STATE THROUGH ANY POINT
OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1,  2017;  provided,  however,
that  effective  immediately,  the addition and/or repeal of any rule or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on  or  before
such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08995-01-5

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2015-A5529A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4833
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11122
2011-2012: A5675
2013-2014: A4461
2017-2018: S128
2019-2020: S1074

2015-A5529A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of atrazine, metalaxyl or the neonicotinoids class of chemicals.

2015-A5529A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5529--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, LAVINE, SCHIMEL, ROSENTHAL, QUART,
  AUBRY, MILLER, JAFFEE, COLTON, COOK, GALEF, SKARTADOS, RIVERA, HOOPER,
  BRONSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABINANTI, BRENNAN,  FARRELL,
  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  McDONALD,  PEOPLES-STOKES, SOLAGES, THIELE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on  Environmental  Conservation  --
  recommitted  to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  prohibiting the use of the chemicals atrazine, metalaxyl and the neon-
  icotinoids class of chemicals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 37-0115 to read as follows:
S 37-0115. PROHIBITION  OF  USE  OF THE CHEMICALS ATRAZINE, METALAXYL OR
             THE NEONICOTINOIDS CLASS OF CHEMICALS.
  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO  DISTRIBUTE,  SELL,  OFFER  FOR
SALE  OR USE THE CHEMICALS ATRAZINE, METALAXYL OR THE CLASS OF CHEMICALS
NEONICOTINOIDS, INCLUDING IMIDACLOPRID, CLOTHIANIDIN  AND  THIAMETHOXAM,
WITHIN  THIS  STATE OR DELIVER FOR TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSPORT IN INTRA-
STATE COMMERCE OR BETWEEN POINTS WITHIN THIS  STATE  THROUGH  ANY  POINT
OUTSIDE THIS STATE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect January 1, 2018; provided, however,
that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of  any  rule  or
regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
date  are  authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before
such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08995-03-6

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