S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 212 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MAISEL, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to prohibiting the distribution and use of paper containing bisphenol A for the recording of any business transaction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 37-0508 to read as follows: 3 S 37-0508. TRANSACTION PAPER. 4 NO PERSON, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 5 OR CORPORATION, INCLUDING BANKING ORGANIZATIONS, SHALL DISTRIBUTE OR USE 6 ANY PAPER CONTAINING BISPHENOL A FOR THE RECORDING OF ANY BUSINESS OR 7 BANKING TRANSACTION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECEIPTS, CREDITS, 8 WITHDRAWALS, DEPOSITS, AND CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD RECORDS. 9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00765-01-1