NY State Senate Bill 2015-S7141

Senate Bill S7141

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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2015-S7141 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9364
Current Committee:: Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:: Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:: Add §37-0115, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3210, A4971
2019-2020: S182, A732

2015-S7141 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of glyphosate and products containing glyphosate in any park, playground or picnic area owned or operated by New York state, New York city, or any municipality.

2015-S7141 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7141

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to prohibiting the use of glyphosate and products
containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the environmental conservation law,
in relation to prohibiting the use of glyphosate and products
containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the use of glyphosate
or any products containing glyphosate in certain parks, playgrounds
and picnic areas.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section one amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new
section 37-0115.

Section two defines the chemical components of glyphosate and
municipality.

Section three permits the department to establish rules and
regulations as necessary to implement this section.

Section four sets forth the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Glyphosate was first registered as an herbicide in the United States
in 1974. This chemical is the active ingredient in many common weed
killer products, including Roundup. It is used by government agencies
to kill weeds in parks, playgrounds and picnic areas, all frequented
by children and pets, exposing them to this chemical.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a World Health
Organization, declared glyphosate a "probable human carcinogen." More
and more countries demonstrate zero tolerance for exposing their
citizens to products that are linked to cancer, and New York should
not fall behind in this area.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Undetermined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become law; provided, however, that effective immediately,
the addition, amendment 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.

2015-S7141 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7141

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- 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 glyphosate and products containing glyphosate
  in certain parks, playgrounds and picnic areas

  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 GLYPHOSATE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING  GLYPHOSATE
             IN PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND PICNIC AREAS.
  1. NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPA-
NY,  CORPORATION, MUNICIPALITY OR GOVERNMENT ENTITY SHALL USE GLYPHOSATE
OR ANY PRODUCTS CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE IN ANY PARK, PLAYGROUND OR  PICNIC
AREA  OWNED OR OPERATED BY NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK CITY, OR ANY MUNICI-
PALITY THEREOF.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) GLYPHOSATE MEANS A SYNTHETIC  COMPOUND  THAT  IS  A  NON-SELECTIVE
SYSTEMIC  HERBICIDE,  ALSO KNOWN AS N-(PHOSPHONOMETHYL) GLYCERINE WITH A
CHEMICAL FORMULA OF C3H8NO5P.
  (B) "MUNICIPALITY" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORPORATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR  AND  IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICT  WITHIN  A
CITY, COUNTY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
ly,  the  addition,  amendment  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.
                                                           LBD13812-04-6

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