S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7657 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 12, 2011 ___________ 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