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                                   1454
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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 regu-
   lation of toxic chemicals in children's products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 37 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 by adding a new title 9 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE IX
                  TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
 SECTION 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
         37-0903. PRIORITY CHEMICALS AND CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.
         37-0905. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
         37-0907. SALES PROHIBITION.
         37-0909. APPLICABILITY.
         37-0911. ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
         37-0913. INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
         37-0915. REGULATIONS.
 § 37-0901. DEFINITIONS.
   AS  USED  IN  THIS  TITLE, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE INDICATES, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS.
   1. "CHILDREN'S APPAREL" MEANS ANY ITEM OF CLOTHING  THAT  CONSISTS  OF
 FABRIC  OR  RELATED  MATERIAL INTENDED OR PROMOTED FOR USE IN CHILDREN'S
 CLOTHING. CHILDREN'S APPAREL DOES NOT MEAN PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DESIGNED
 TO PREVENT INJURY, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  BICYCLE  HELMETS,
 ATHLETIC SUPPORTERS, KNEE PADS OR ELBOW PADS.
   2.  "CHEMICAL" MEANS A SUBSTANCE WITH A DISTINCT MOLECULAR COMPOSITION
 OR A GROUP OF STRUCTURALLY RELATED SUBSTANCES AND INCLUDES THE BREAKDOWN
 PRODUCTS OF THE SUBSTANCE OR SUBSTANCES THAT FORM THROUGH DECOMPOSITION,
 DEGRADATION OR METABOLISM.
   3. "CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN" MEANS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (A) 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE (CAS 79-34-5)
   (A-1) 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE (CAS 106-93-4)
   (A-2)  1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYL-4-BUTYLPHENOL; 4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL (CAS 140-
 66-9)
   (A-3) (1,1,3,3 - TETRAMETHYLBUTYL) PHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL (CAS
 27193-28-8)
   (A-4) 1,3-BUTADIENE (CAS 106-99-0)
   (B) 1,4-DIOXANE (CAS 123-91-1)
   (C)  2,2',3,3',4,4',5,5',6,6'-DECABROMODIPHENYL  ETHER;  BDE-209  (CAS
 1163-19-5)
   (D) 2,4-DIAMINOTOLUENE (CAS 95-80-7)
   (D-1) 2,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE; RESBENZOPHENONE (CAS 131-56-6)
   (E) 2-AMINOTOLUENE (CAS 95-53-4)
   (F) 2-ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID (CAS 149-57-5)
   (G) 2-ETHYL-HEXYL-4-METHOXYCINNAMATE (CAS 5466-77-3)
   (G-1) 2-NAPTHYLAMINE (CAS 91-59-8)
   (H) 2-METHOXYETHANOL (CAS 109-86-4)
   (I)     3,3'-DIMETHYLBENZIDINE     AND     DYES     METABOLIZED     TO
 3,3'-DIMETHYLBENZIDINE (CAS 119-93-7)
   (I-1) 4-HYDROXYBIPHENOL (CAS 92-69-3)
   (J)  4-NONYLPHENOL;  4-NP  AND  ITS  ISOMER  MIXTURES  INCLUDING   CAS
 84852-15-3 AND CAS 25154-52-3 (CAS 104-40-5)
   (J-1) 4,4-METHYLENEBIS(2-CHLOROANILINE) (CAS 101-14-4)
   (K)    4-TERT-OCTYLPHENOL;    1,1,3,3-TETRAMETHYL-4-BUTYLPHENOL   (CAS
 140-66-9)
   (L) ACETALDEHYDE (CAS 75-07-0)
   (M) ACRYLONITRILE (CAS 107-13-1)
   (N) ANILINE(CAS 62-53-3)
   (O) ANTIMONY & ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS (CAS 7440-36-0)
   (P) ARSENIC & ARSENIC  COMPOUNDS  (CAS  7440-38-2)  INCLUDING  ARSENIC
 TRIOXIDE & DIMETHYL ARSENIC (CAS 75-60-5)
   (Q) ASBESTOS (CAS 1332-21-4)
   (R) BENZENE (CAS 71-43-2)
   (S) BENZENE, PENTACHLORO (CAS 608-93-5)
   (S-1) BENZIDINE AND ITS SALTS (CAS 92-87-5)
   (T)  BENZOPHENONE-2  (BP-2);  2,2',4,4'-TETRAHYDROXYBENZOPHENONE  (CAS
 131-55-5)
   (U) BISPHENOL A (CAS 80-05-7)
   (V) BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE (BBP) (CAS 85-68-7)
   (W) BUTYL PARABEN (CAS 94-28-6)
   (X) BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; (BHA) (CAS 25013-16-5)
   (Y) C.I. SOLVENT YELLOW 14 (CAS 842-07-9)
   (Z) CADMIUM & CADMIUM COMPOUNDS (CAS 7440-43-9)
   (AA) CARBON DISULFIDE (CAS 75-15-0)
   (BB) COBALT & COBALT COMPOUNDS (CAS 7440-48-4)
   (CC) DI-2-ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (CAS 117-81-7)
   (DD) DIBUTYL PHTHALATE (CAS 84-74-2)
   (DD-1) DICYCLOHEXYL PHTHALATE (DCHP) (CAS 84-61-7)
   (EE) DIETHYL PHTHALATE (CAS 84-66-2)
   (FF) DIISODECYL PHTHALATE (DIDP) (CAS 26761-40-0)
   (GG) DIISONONYL PHTHALATE (DINP) (CAS 28553-12-0)
   (HH) DI-N-HEXYL PHTHALATE (CAS 84-75-3)
   (II) DI-N-OCTYL PHTHALATE (DNOP) (CAS 117-84-0)
   (II-1) EPICHLOROHYDRIN (CAS 106-98-9)
   (JJ) ESTRAGOLE (CAS 140-67-0)
   (KK) ETHYL PARABEN (CAS 120-47-8)

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   (LL) ETHYLBENZENE (CAS 100-41-4)
   (MM) ETHYLENE GLYCOL (CAS 107-21-1)
   (NN) ETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ESTER (CAS 110-80-5)
   (OO) FORMALDEHYDE (CAS 50-0-0)
   (PP) HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE (HBCD) (CAS 25637-99-4)
   (QQ) HEXACHLOROBENZENE (CAS 118-74-1)
   (RR) HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE (CAS 87-68-3)
   (SS) LEAD & LEAD COMPOUNDS (CAS 7439-92-1)
   (TT)  MERCURY  &  MERCURY  COMPOUNDS  (CAS 7439-97-6) INCLUDING METHYL
 MERCURY (CAS 22967-92-6)
   (UU) METHYL ETHYL KETONE (CAS 78-93-3)
   (VV) METHYL PARABEN (CAS 99-76-3)
   (WW) METHYLENE CHLORIDE (CAS 75-09-2)
   (WW-1) METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE) (CAS 1634-04-4)
   (XX) MOLYBDENUM & MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS (CAS 7439-98-7)
   (XX-1) MONO-N-BUTYLPHTHALATE (CAS 131-70-4)
   (YY) N-METHYLPYRROLIDONE (CAS 872-50-4)
   (YY-1) NICKEL AND NICKEL COMPOUNDS (CAS N/A)
   (ZZ) N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE (CAS 62-75-9)
   (AAA) N-NITROSODIPHENYLAMINE (CAS 86-30-6)
   (BBB) OCTAMETHYLCYCLOTETRASILOXANE (CAS 556-67-2)
   (CCC) PARA-CHLOROANILINE (CAS 106-47-3)
   (DDD) PERCHLOROETHYLENE (CAS 127-18-4)
   (EEE) PERFLUOROOCTANYL SULPHONIC ACID AND ITS SALTS (PFOS) (CAS  1763-
 23-1)
   (FFF) PHENOL (CAS 108-95-2)
   (GGG) PHENOL, 4-OCTYL- (CAS 1806-26-4)
   (HHH) PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE (CAS 85-44-9)
   (III) P-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID (CAS 99-96-7)
   (JJJ) PROPYL PARABEN (CAS 94-13-3)
   (JJJ-1)  SILICA,  CRYSTALLINE  (IN  THE FORM OF QUARTZ OR CRISTABOLITE
 DUST) (CAS 14808-60-7)
   (KKK) STYRENE (CAS 100-42-5)
   (LLL) TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A (CAS 79-94-7)
   (MMM) TOLUENE (CAS 108-88-3)
   (NNN) TRIS(1,3-DICHLORO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE (CAS 13674-87-3)
   (OOO) TRIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) PHOSPHATE (CAS 115-96-8)
   (PPP) VINYL CHLORIDE (CAS 75-01-4)
   4. "CHILDREN" MEANS A PERSON OR PERSONS AGED TWELVE AND UNDER.
   5. "CHILDREN'S PRODUCT" MEANS A PRODUCT PRIMARILY INTENDED  FOR,  MADE
 FOR  OR  MARKETED  FOR USE BY CHILDREN, SUCH AS BABY PRODUCTS, TOYS, CAR
 SEATS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, A  PRODUCT  DESIGNED  OR
 INTENDED  BY  THE MANUFACTURER TO HELP A CHILD WITH SUCKING OR TEETHING,
 TO FACILITATE SLEEP, RELAXATION, OR THE FEEDING OF A  CHILD,  AND  CHIL-
 DREN'S  NOVELTY PRODUCTS, CHILDREN'S JEWELRY, CHILDREN'S BEDDING, FURNI-
 TURE, FURNISHINGS, AND APPAREL.  "CHILDREN'S PRODUCT" DOES  NOT  INCLUDE
 (A)  BATTERIES;  OR  (B)  CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO PERSONAL COMPUTERS, AUDIO AND VIDEO  EQUIPMENT,  CALCULATORS,
 WIRELESS  PHONES,  GAME  CONSOLES,  AND HANDHELD DEVICES INCORPORATING A
 VIDEO SCREEN, USED TO ACCESS INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE AND  THEIR  ASSOCIATED
 PERIPHERALS;  OR  (C)  A  FOOD  OR  BEVERAGE OR AN ADDITIVE TO A FOOD OR
 BEVERAGE REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OR
 (D) A TOBACCO PRODUCT; OR (E) A PESTICIDE REGULATED BY THE UNITED STATES
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.   "CHILDREN'S PRODUCT"  ALSO  DOES  NOT
 INCLUDE  A  DRUG,  BIOLOGIC  OR  MEDICAL  DEVICE REGULATED BY THE UNITED
 STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

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   6. "CONTAMINANT" MEANS TRACE AMOUNTS OF CHEMICALS THAT ARE  INCIDENTAL
 TO  THE  MANUFACTURING  THAT  SERVE  NO INTENDED FUNCTION IN THE PRODUCT
 COMPONENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  UNINTENDED  BY-PRODUCTS  OF
 CHEMICAL  REACTIONS  DURING  THE  MANUFACTURE  OF THE PRODUCT COMPONENT,
 TRACE  IMPURITIES  IN FEED-STOCK, INCOMPLETELY REACTED CHEMICAL MIXTURES
 AND DEGRADATION PRODUCTS.
   7. "DISTRIBUTOR" MEANS A  PERSON  WHO  SELLS  CHILDREN'S  PRODUCTS  TO
 RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS ON A WHOLESALE BASIS.
   8.  "INTENTIONALLY  ADDED" MEANS THE DELIBERATE USE IN THE FORMULATION
 OF A PRODUCT OR SUBPART WHERE ITS CONTINUED PRESENCE IS DESIRED  IN  THE
 FINAL  PRODUCT  OR SUBPART TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTIC, APPEAR-
 ANCE OR QUALITY.
   9. "MANUFACTURER" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO CURRENTLY MANUFACTURES A  CHIL-
 DREN'S PRODUCT OR WHOSE BRAND NAME IS AFFIXED TO THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT.
 IN  THE  CASE  OF A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT THAT WAS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED
 STATES, "MANUFACTURER" INCLUDES THE IMPORTER OR FIRST DOMESTIC DISTRIBU-
 TOR OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT IF THE PERSON WHO  CURRENTLY  MANUFACTURES
 OR  ASSEMBLES  THE  CHILDREN'S PRODUCT OR WHOSE BRAND NAME IS AFFIXED TO
 THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT DOES NOT HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.
   10. "PRACTICAL QUANTIFICATION LIMIT" MEANS THE LOWEST LEVEL  THAT  CAN
 BE  RELIABLE  ACHIEVED WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS OF PRECISION AND ACCURACY
 DURING ROUTINE LABORATORY OPERATING CONDITIONS.
   11.  "PRODUCT CATEGORY" MEANS THE "BRICK"  LEVEL  OF  THE  GS1  GLOBAL
 PRODUCT  CLASSIFICATION  (GPC)  STANDARD, WHICH IDENTIFIES PRODUCTS THAT
 SERVE A COMMON PURPOSE, ARE OF A SIMILAR FORM AND  MATERIAL,  AND  SHARE
 THE SAME SET OF CATEGORY ATTRIBUTES.
   12. "PRIORITY CHEMICAL" MEANS (A) THE FOLLOWING CHEMICALS:
   CASRN13674-87-8   TRIS (1, 3 DICHLORO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE
   CASRN71-43-2      BENZENE
   CASRN7439-92-1    LEAD AND COMPOUNDS (INORGANIC)
   CASRN7439-97-6    MERCURY AND MERCURY COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING METHYL
                     MERCURY (CASRN 22967-92-6)
   CASRN7440-36-0    ANTIMONY AND ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS
   CASRN50-00-0      FORMALDEHYDE
   CASRN1332-21-4    ASBESTOS
   CASRN7440-38-2    ARSENIC AND ARSENIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDING ARSENIC
                     TRIOXIDE (CASRN 1327-53-3)
                     AND DIMETHYL ARSENIC (CASRN 75-60-5)
   CASRN7440-43-9    CADMIUM
   CASRN7440-48-4    COBALT AND COBALT COMPOUNDS AND
   (B)  A  CHEMICAL ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-0903
 OF THIS TITLE.
   13. "TOY" MEANS A PRODUCT DESIGNED OR INTENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER  TO
 BE USED BY CHILDREN AT PLAY.
 § 37-0903. PRIORITY CHEMICALS AND CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN.
   1.  PUBLISHING  OF LISTS. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFEC-
 TIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  POST  LISTS  OF  PRIORITY
 CHEMICALS AND CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   2.  PERIODIC  REVIEW.  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE LIST OF PRIORITY CHEM-
 ICALS AND, THROUGH REGULATION, ADD OR REMOVE PRIORITY CHEMICALS OR CHEM-
 ICALS OF HIGH CONCERN FROM SUCH LISTS.
   (B) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY
 IDENTIFY A CHEMICAL AS A PRIORITY CHEMICAL  IF,  UPON  SUCH  REVIEW,  IT
 DETERMINES  THAT  A  CHEMICAL OF HIGH CONCERN IS PRESENT IN A CHILDREN'S
 PRODUCT AND MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

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   (I) THE CHEMICAL OR ITS METABOLITES HAVE BEEN FOUND  THROUGH  BIOMONI-
 TORING TO BE PRESENT IN HUMANS;
   (II)  THE  CHEMICAL HAS BEEN FOUND THROUGH SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS TO BE
 PRESENT IN HOUSEHOLD DUST, INDOOR AIR, DRINKING WATER  OR  ELSEWHERE  IN
 THE HOME ENVIRONMENT;
   (III)  THE CHEMICAL HAS BEEN FOUND THROUGH MONITORING TO BE PRESENT IN
 FISH, WILDLIFE OR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; OR
   (IV) THE SALE OR USE OF THE CHEMICAL OR A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT  CONTAIN-
 ING  THE  CHEMICAL HAS BEEN BANNED IN ANOTHER STATE OR STATES WITHIN THE
 UNITED STATES BECAUSE OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SUCH CHEMICAL.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MAY
 REMOVE A CHEMICAL FROM THE LIST OF PRIORITY CHEMICALS IF,  UPON  REVIEW,
 IT  DETERMINES  ON  THE  BASIS OF CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT SUCH
 CHEMICAL NO LONGER MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR LISTING UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (D) THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH
 SHALL IDENTIFY A CHEMICAL AS A CHEMICAL OF HIGH CONCERN IF, UPON REVIEW,
 IT  DETERMINES THAT THE CHEMICAL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY A STATE, FEDERAL
 OR INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY ON THE BASIS OF CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC
 EVIDENCE AS:
   (I) A CARCINOGEN, REPRODUCTIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL  TOXICANT,  NEUROTOXI-
 CANT, ASTHMAGEN, OR ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;
   (II) PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE AND TOXIC; OR
   (III) VERY PERSISTENT AND VERY BIOACCUMULATIVE.
 § 37-0905. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON PRIORITY CHEMICALS.
   1.  REPORTING  OF  CHEMICAL  USE.  NO LATER THAN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER A
 PRIORITY CHEMICAL APPEARS ON THE  LIST  PUBLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 37-0903  OF THIS TITLE, EVERY MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERS A CHILDREN'S PROD-
 UCT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THIS  STATE  THAT  CONTAINS  A  PRIORITY
 CHEMICAL  SHALL REPORT SUCH CHEMICAL USE TO THE DEPARTMENT, AT PRACTICAL
 QUANTIFICATION LIMITS (PQLS). THE DEPARTMENT MAY COLLABORATE WITH  OTHER
 STATES  AND  AN  INTERSTATE  CHEMICALS  CLEARINGHOUSE IN DEVELOPING SUCH
 FORM.
   (A) THIS REPORT MUST AT A  MINIMUM  IDENTIFY  THE  CHILDREN'S  PRODUCT
 CATEGORY, THE PRIORITY CHEMICAL OR CHEMICALS CONTAINED IN THE CHILDREN'S
 PRODUCT CATEGORY, AND THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THE CHIL-
 DREN'S  PRODUCT CATEGORY.   THE DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO REQUIRE REPORTING OF
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (I) THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO HUMAN HEALTH AND  THE  ENVIRONMENT  FROM
 SPECIFIC USES OF THE PRIORITY CHEMICAL;
   (II)  THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CHEMICAL IN EACH UNIT OF THE CHILDREN'S PROD-
 UCT CATEGORY, EXPRESSED IN A RANGE.  WHEN THE CHEMICAL IS USED  IN  MORE
 THAN  ONE  PRODUCT WITHIN A PRODUCT CATEGORY, THE HIGHEST AMOUNT MUST BE
 REPORTED;
   (III) INFORMATION ON THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE CHEMICAL WILL BE RELEASED
 FROM THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT CATEGORY TO THE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE PROD-
 UCT CATEGORY'S LIFE CYCLE AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH USERS OF  THE  PRODUCT
 CATEGORY ARE LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICAL; OR
   (IV) INFORMATION ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE CHEMICAL IS PRESENT IN THE
 ENVIRONMENT OR HUMAN BODY.
   (B)  THE  DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT SUBMISSION OF SUCH REPORT
 TO THE INTERSTATE CHEMICALS CLEARINGHOUSE.
   2. WAIVER OF  REPORTING.  UPON  APPLICATION  BY  A  MANUFACTURER,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  MAY  WAIVE ALL OR PART OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR ONE OR  MORE  SPECIFIED  USES  OF  A
 PRIORITY  CHEMICAL.  IN  MAKING SUCH DETERMINATION, THE COMMISSIONER MAY

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 CONSIDER: (A) IF SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT INFORMATION IS ALREADY PUBLIC-
 LY AVAILABLE OR THAT THE INFORMATION IS NOT NEEDED FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  (B)  SIMILAR  WAIVERS  GRANTED  BY OTHER STATES, AND (C)
 WHETHER THE SPECIFIED USE OR USES ARE MINOR IN VOLUME.
   3.  NOTICE.  (A)  A  MANUFACTURER OF A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT CONTAINING A
 PRIORITY CHEMICAL SHALL NOTIFY PERSONS THAT OFFER THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT
 FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION IN THE STATE,  IN  A  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT,  OF THE PRESENCE OF SUCH PRIORITY CHEMICAL, AND PROVIDE SUCH
 PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE TOXICITY OF SUCH CHEMICAL.
   (B) ALL RETAILERS IN THIS STATE OFFERING FOR SALE CHILDREN'S  PRODUCTS
 CONTAINING PRIORITY CHEMICALS SHALL CONSPICUOUSLY POST NOTICE TO CONSUM-
 ERS IDENTIFYING SUCH PRODUCTS AND THE PRIORITY CHEMICALS THEY CONTAIN.
   (C)  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL NOTIFY CONSUMERS ABOUT CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
 CONTAINING CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN AND PRIORITY CHEMICALS. THE NOTIFI-
 CATION SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4. FEES. THE MANUFACTURER SHALL PAY A FEE UPON SUBMISSION OF A  REPORT
 OF  CHEMICAL USE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION OR A WAIVER
 REQUEST PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION TO COVER THE DEPART-
 MENT'S REASONABLE COSTS IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER
 REPORTED PRODUCT CATEGORY.
 § 37-0907. SALES PROHIBITION.
   1.  EFFECTIVE  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY, NO PERSON SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE, SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THIS STATE  A  CHILDREN'S  PRODUCT
 CONTAINING  TRIS  (1,  3 DICHLORO-2-PROPYL) PHOSPHATE, BENZENE, LEAD AND
 COMPOUNDS (INORGANIC), MERCURY AND MERCURY  COMPOUNDS  INCLUDING  METHYL
 MERCURY, ANTIMONY AND ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS, FORMALDEHYDE, ASBESTOS, ARSEN-
 IC  AND ARSENIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDING ARSENIC TRIOXIDE AND DIMETHYL ARSEN-
 IC, CADMIUM, AND COBALT AND COBALT COMPOUNDS.  THIS PROVISION SHALL  NOT
 APPLY TO A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT SOLELY BASED ON ITS CONTAINING AN ENCLOSED
 BATTERY OR ENCLOSED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXEMPT A
 CHILDREN'S PRODUCT FROM THIS PROHIBITION IF, IN THE COMMISSIONER'S JUDG-
 MENT,  THE  LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT COULD POSE AN
 UNREASONABLE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE.
   2. EFFECTIVE THREE YEARS AFTER BEING ADDED TO THE  PRIORITY  CHEMICALS
 LIST,  NO PERSON SHALL DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THIS STATE
 A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS A  CHEMICAL  ADDED  TO  THE  PRIORITY
 CHEMICALS LIST PURSUANT TO SECTION 37-0903 OF THIS TITLE.
 § 37-0909. APPLICABILITY.
   1.  NEW  CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL APPLY
 TO CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED AS NEW AND  DOES
 NOT  APPLY  TO USED CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED FOR
 FREE AT SECONDHAND STORES, YARD SALES, ON THE  INTERNET  OR  DONATED  TO
 CHARITIES.
   2. INDUSTRY. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO PRIORI-
 TY  CHEMICALS USED IN OR FOR INDUSTRY OR MANUFACTURING, INCLUDING CHEMI-
 CALS PROCESSED OR OTHERWISE USED IN OR FOR INDUSTRIAL  OR  MANUFACTURING
 PROCESSES AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINAL PRODUCT.
   3.  TRANSPORTATION.  THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 MOTOR VEHICLES OR THEIR COMPONENT PARTS, WATERCRAFT OR  THEIR  COMPONENT
 PARTS,  ALL  TERRAIN  VEHICLES  OR THEIR COMPONENT PARTS, OR OFF-HIGHWAY
 MOTORCYCLES OR THEIR COMPONENT PARTS, EXCEPT THAT THE  USE  OF  PRIORITY
 CHEMICALS IN DETACHABLE CAR SEATS IS NOT EXEMPT.
   4.  COMBUSTION.  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  TITLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 PRIORITY CHEMICALS GENERATED SOLELY AS COMBUSTION  BY-PRODUCTS  OR  THAT
 ARE PRESENT IN COMBUSTIBLE FUELS.

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   5. EXCEPTIONS. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO CHIL-
 DREN'S  PRODUCT  MAKERS THAT EMPLOY FIVE PERSONS OR FEWER, AND ARE INDE-
 PENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.
   6. RETAILERS. A RETAILER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS TITLE
 UNLESS  THAT  RETAILER KNOWINGLY SELLS A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT CONTAINING A
 PRIORITY CHEMICAL AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ITS PROHIBITION FOR  WHICH
 THAT RETAILER HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF
 SECTION 37-0905 OF THIS TITLE.
 § 37-0911. ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION.
   1. FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE. A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT CONTAINING A PRIOR-
 ITY  CHEMICAL  MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTED FOR SALE
 IN THIS STATE UNLESS THE  MANUFACTURER  HAS  PROVIDED  THE  NOTIFICATION
 REQUIRED  UNDER  SECTION  37-0905  OF THIS TITLE BY THE DATE REQUIRED IN
 SUCH SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXEMPT A CHILDREN'S PRODUCT FROM THIS
 PROHIBITION IF, IN THE COMMISSIONER'S JUDGMENT, THE LACK OF AVAILABILITY
 OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT COULD POSE  AN  UNREASONABLE  RISK  TO  PUBLIC
 HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE.
   2.  STATEMENT  OF  COMPLIANCE.  IF THERE ARE GROUNDS TO SUSPECT THAT A
 CHILDREN'S PRODUCT IS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE IN VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE,
 THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUEST THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT TO
 PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE  DEPARTMENT,
 WITHIN  TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT OF A REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT. THE STATE-
 MENT OF COMPLIANCE SHALL:
   (A) ATTEST THAT THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN  THE  PRIORITY
 CHEMICAL; OR
   (B)  ATTEST AND PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION THAT NOTIFI-
 CATION OF THE PRESENCE OF THE PRIORITY CHEMICAL HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OR PROVIDE NOTICE AS REQUIRED  BY  SECTION  37-0905  OF  THIS
 TITLE; OR
   (C)  ATTEST  THAT  THE  MANUFACTURER HAS NOTIFIED PERSONS WHO SELL THE
 PRODUCT IN THIS STATE THAT THE SALE OF THE CHILDREN'S PRODUCT IS PROHIB-
 ITED.
 § 37-0913. INTERSTATE CHEMICAL CLEARINGHOUSE.
   1. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERSTATE CHEMI-
 CALS CLEARINGHOUSE TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
 TITLE.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER STATES AND
 AN INTERSTATE CHEMICALS CLEARINGHOUSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF, INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A)  COLLECTION  AND  DISSEMINATION  OF INFORMATION REGARDING CHEMICAL
 HAZARDS;
   (B) COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE  USE  OF
 CHEMICALS IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS;
   (C) ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICALS AND THEIR USE IN PRODUCTS;
 AND
   (D) PUBLIC EDUCATION.
   2.  SUCH CLEARINGHOUSE IS AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN INFORMATION ON BEHALF
 OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  INFORMATION
 REGARDING  CHEMICALS CONTAINED IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS DISCLOSED PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 37-0905 OF THIS TITLE.
 § 37-0915. REGULATIONS.
   THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS IT DEEMS  NECESSARY
 TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a law. Effective immediately, the department of
 environmental conservation is authorized to implement  rules  and  regu-
 lations for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date.