Senate Bill S1507

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Adds cider to the list of returnable beverage containers

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

  • 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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2021-S1507 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1003, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S2828

2021-S1507 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds cider to the list of returnable beverage containers.

2021-S1507 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1507 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1507
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. MAY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, GAUGHRAN, KRUEGER, LIU, MYRIE,
   THOMAS  --  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
   adding cider to the list of returnable beverage containers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  27-1003  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as  amended by section 2 of part SS of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1. "Beverage" means carbonated soft drinks, water, CIDER, beer,  other
 malt beverages and a wine product as defined in subdivision thirty-six-a
 of section three of the alcoholic beverage control law. "Malt beverages"
 means any beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation or infusion or
 decoction  of barley, malt, hops, or other wholesome grain or cereal and
 water including, but not limited to ale, stout or malt  liquor.  "Water"
 means  any  beverage  identified  through  the  use of letters, words or
 symbols on its product label as a type of water, including any  flavored
 water  or  nutritionally enhanced water, provided, however, that "water"
 does not include any beverage identified as a type of water to  which  a
 sugar  has been added. "CIDER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THREE OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. 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 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.
                                                            LBD04464-01-1

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