Assembly Bill A8829

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain uses of trichloroethylene

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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-A8829 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L

2019-A8829 - Summary

Prohibits the use of trichloroethylene as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant, or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or industrial cleaning process or use beginning December 1, 2021.

2019-A8829 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8829
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting certain uses of trichloroethylene
 
   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:
 § 37-0115. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN USES OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE.
   1. BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2021, NO PERSON SHALL USE TRICHLOROETHYLENE AS
 A  VAPOR DEGREASER, AN INTERMEDIATE CHEMICAL TO PRODUCE OTHER CHEMICALS,
 A REFRIGERANT, OR AN EXTRACTION SOLVENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANUFACTURING OR
 CLEANING PROCESS OR USE.
   2. ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO  COMPLY  WITH  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  REPLACE
 TRICHLOROETHYLENE WITH A CHEMICAL DEMONSTRATED TO BE LESS TOXIC TO HUMAN
 HEALTH AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "EXTRACTION  SOLVENT" MEANS A SOLVENT USED TO SEPARATE A SPECIFIC
 SUBSTANCE FROM A MIXTURE.
   (B) "PERSON" MEANS ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  FIRM,  ASSOCIATION,  PARTNERSHIP,
 CORPORATION, ORGANIZATION, OR JOINT VENTURE.
   (C) "REFRIGERANT" MEANS A CHEMICAL THAT IS USED AS A HEAT CARRIER IN A
 COOLING  MECHANISM AND THAT CHANGES FROM LIQUID TO GAS AND BACK AGAIN IN
 THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE.
   (D) "TRICHLOROETHYLENE" MEANS A CHEMICAL WITH  THE  CHEMICAL  REGISTRY
 ABSTRACT SERVICES NUMBER OF 79-01-6.
   (E)  "VAPOR  DEGREASER"  MEANS  A  SUBSTANCE  BOILED  TO  A VAPOR THAT
 CONDENSES ONTO METAL PARTS,  CAUSING  BEADING  AND  DRIPPING,  AND  THAT
 REMOVES CONTAMINANTS FROM THE PARTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13807-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-A8829A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0115, En Con L

2019-A8829A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of trichloroethylene as a vapor degreaser, an intermediate chemical to produce other chemicals, a refrigerant, or an extraction solvent or in any other manufacturing or industrial cleaning process or use beginning December 1, 2021.

2019-A8829A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8829--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT, EPSTEIN, COLTON, ORTIZ, JAFFEE,
   DICKENS, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Envi-
   ronmental Conservation -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Environ-
   mental  Conservation  in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting certain uses of trichloroethylene
 
   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 37-0119 to read as follows:
 § 37-0119. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN USES OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE.
   1. BEGINNING DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE, NO PERSON  SHALL
 USE  TRICHLOROETHYLENE AS A VAPOR DEGREASER, AN INTERMEDIATE CHEMICAL TO
 PRODUCE OTHER CHEMICALS, A REFRIGERANT, OR AN EXTRACTION SOLVENT  OR  IN
 ANY OTHER MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL CLEANING PROCESS OR USE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "EXTRACTION  SOLVENT" MEANS A SOLVENT USED TO SEPARATE A SPECIFIC
 SUBSTANCE FROM A MIXTURE.
   (B) "REFRIGERANT" MEANS A CHEMICAL THAT IS USED AS A HEAT CARRIER IN A
 COOLING MECHANISM AND THAT CHANGES FROM LIQUID TO GAS AND BACK AGAIN  IN
 THE REFRIGERATION CYCLE.
   (C)  "TRICHLOROETHYLENE"  MEANS  A CHEMICAL WITH THE CHEMICAL REGISTRY
 ABSTRACT SERVICES NUMBER OF 79-01-6.
   (D) "VAPOR DEGREASER"  MEANS  A  SUBSTANCE  BOILED  TO  A  VAPOR  THAT
 CONDENSES  ONTO  METAL  PARTS,  CAUSING  BEADING  AND DRIPPING, AND THAT
 REMOVES CONTAMINANTS FROM THE PARTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13807-06-0

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