Bill Text: NY A01158 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the regulation of cadmium-added novelty consumer products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-01-23 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [A01158 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A01158-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1158
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY, ENGLEBRIGHT, LIFTON, JAFFEE, CYMBROWITZ,
         GALEF,  COOK,  PAULIN,  SPANO,  ROSENTHAL, HIKIND, WEISENBERG, MARKEY,
         COLTON, CASTRO, MAISEL, GLICK, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A. GABRYSZAK,  GIBSON,  GUNTHER,  HOOPER,  McENENY,  MENG,  M. MILLER,
         NOLAN,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  REILLY,  SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Environmental Conservation
       AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
         cadmium-added novelty consumer products
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
    2  by adding a new title 2 to read as follows:
    3                                    TITLE 2
    4                   CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS
    5  SECTION 27-0201. CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
    6  S 27-0201. CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS.
    7    1. "CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCT" MEANS A  PRODUCT  INTENDED
    8  MAINLY  FOR PERSONAL USE OR ADORNMENT THAT CONTAINS CADMIUM IN AN AMOUNT
    9  EQUAL TO OR IN EXCESS OF .0075 PER CENT BY WEIGHT.  CADMIUM-ADDED NOVEL-
   10  TY CONSUMER PRODUCTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO  JEWELRY,  TOYS  AND
   11  ORNAMENTS.
   12    2.  ON AND AFTER JUNE 1, 2013, NO PERSON SHALL SELL, OFFER FOR SALE OR
   13  DISTRIBUTE FREE OF CHARGE IN THE STATE ANY CADMIUM-ADDED NOVELTY CONSUM-
   14  ER PRODUCT. A MANUFACTURER THAT PRODUCES  OR  THAT  SELLS  CADMIUM-ADDED
   15  NOVELTY CONSUMER PRODUCTS SHALL NOTIFY RETAILERS THAT SELL SUCH PRODUCTS
   16  ABOUT  THE PRODUCT BAN AND INFORM SUCH RETAILERS HOW TO PROPERLY DISPOSE
   17  OF THE REMAINING INVENTORY.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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