Assembly Bill A5685

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for the phase-out of state use of pesticides on state property and for state agency pest management plans

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

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2015-A5685 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 Title 8 ยงยง33-0801 & 33-0803, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4265, A9694
2019-2020: A4700
2021-2022: A8199
2023-2024: A6612

2015-A5685 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the phase-out on varying time schedules of state use of various categories of pesticides on state property; provides that it does not apply to certain antimicrobial pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to adopt a pest management plan for every state department, agency, and public benefit corporation; provides for waivers and exemptions.

2015-A5685 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5685

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   M.   of   A.  KAVANAGH,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  PEOPLES-STOKES,
  BROOK-KRASNY, DINOWITZ, JAFFEE, PAULIN, COLTON,  ROSENTHAL,  ROZIC  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. CUSICK, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, SOLAGES --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
  phase-out of state use of pesticides

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature  finds  and  declares
that pesticides are linked to a number of acute and chronic health prob-
lems  and  that  it  is  therefore  the policy of the state to phase-out
pesticide use by the government for many pest control  purposes  and  to
adopt  a  pest  control policy that substantially relies on non-chemical
pest control strategies.
  S 2. Article 33 of the environmental conservation law  is  amended  by
adding a new title 8 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 8
                           PHASE-OUT OF STATE
                            USE OF PESTICIDES
SECTION 33-0801. DEFINITIONS.
        33-0803. PHASE-OUT OF STATE USE OF PESTICIDES.
S 33-0801. DEFINITIONS.
  AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
  1.  "ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDE" MEANS 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  CONTAMINATION,  FOULING,  OR  DETERIORATION  CAUSED  BY
BACTERIA,  VIRUSES,  FUNGI,  PROTOZOA,  ALGAE,  OR  SLIME; OR (C) IN THE
INTENDED USE IS EXEMPT FROM, OR OTHERWISE NOT SUBJECT  TO,  A  TOLERANCE
UNDER APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00997-03-5
              

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