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Senate Bill S2782
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 28th 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) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S2782 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5762
- Current Committee:
- Senate Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 27 Title 22 §§27-2201 - 27-2207, §71-2730, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S747, A706
2011-2012: S426, A6231
2013-2014: S3444, A119
2017-2018: S5837, A8611, A10578
2019-2020: S2603, A1547
2015-S2782 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2782 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the use of certain food packaging and plastic food service ware PURPOSE: To prohibit the use of food service ware that contains polystyrene foam by food service providers, including state departments, contractors, and lessees of the state, as well as restaurants and retail food vendors. Polystyrene, is used as a means to package prepared food that can be "taken out" of food establishments by consumers. This bill would require food service providers to use alternate products that are compostable or recyclable, unless no affordable alternative exists. The Department of Environmental Conservation would create a list of affordable compostable or recyclable products available. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Article 27 is amended to add a new Title 22 Food Service Waste Reduction.
2015-S2782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2782 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 29, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, HASSELL-THOMPSON, SERRANO, SQUADRON, STEWART-COUSINS -- 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 prohibiting the use of certain food packaging and plastic food service ware THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "food service waste reduction act". S 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 22 to read as follows: TITLE 22 FOOD SERVICE WASTE REDUCTION SECTION 27-2201. DEFINITIONS. 27-2203. PROHIBITED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE. 27-2205. REQUIRED COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE. 27-2207. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES. S 27-2201. DEFINITIONS. 1. "AFFORDABLE" MEANS PURCHASABLE FOR NOT MORE THAN FIFTEEN PERCENT MORE THAN THE PURCHASE COST OF THE NON-BIODEGRADABLE NON-COMPOSTABLE OR NON-RECYCLABLE ALTERNATIVE. 2. "ASTM STANDARD" MEANS MEETING THE STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS D6400 OR D6868 FOR BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE PLASTICS AS THOSE STANDARDS MAY BE AMENDED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05457-01-5
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