Assembly Bill A4700

2019-2020 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
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A4700 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2358
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 33 Title 8 §§33-0801 & 33-0803, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4043
2011-2012: S42
2013-2014: S191
2015-2016: A5685, S158
2017-2018: A4265, A9694, S154, S7081
2021-2022: A8199, S3118
2023-2024: A6612, S665

2019-A4700 (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.

2019-A4700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4700
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ROZIC, ENGLEBRIGHT, PEOPLES-STOKES, DINOWITZ,
   JAFFEE, PAULIN, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL -- 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.
   §  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.
 § 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.
              

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