Bill Text: NY A07657 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to maple syrup packaging; exempts wash water from maple syrup processing from environmental permit requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to agriculture [A07657 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A07657-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7657
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 12, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to consumer
packaging of maple syrup; and to amend the environmental conservation
law, in relation to wash water from maple syrup processing
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision b of section 160-u of the agriculture and
2 markets law, as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 1971, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 b. Every consumer package of maple syrup offered or exposed for sale
5 shall be plainly AND CONSPICUOUSLY marked as to the grade.
6 S 2. Section 17-0807 of the environmental conservation law is amended
7 by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
8 5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WASH WATER PRODUCED
9 DURING THE PROCESS OF MAKING MAPLE SYRUP SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A
10 POLLUTANT UNDER THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE EXEMPTED FROM ANY STATE POLLU-
11 TANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS.
12 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11542-01-1
