Bill Text: NY A09952 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Prohibits the incineration of aqueous film-forming foam containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in certain cities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-3)

Status: (Passed) 2020-11-23 - SIGNED CHAP.286 [A09952 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A09952-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         9952--B

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 28, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. McDONALD, FAHY, STECK, D'URSO, THIELE, DICKENS,
          DARLING, EPSTEIN, JACOBSON, GLICK, GALEF, SIMON, CAHILL, LENTOL, GOTT-
          FRIED, SCHMITT, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
          on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
          again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
          as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  prohibiting  the  incineration  of  aqueous  film-forming  foam
          containing  perfluoroalkyl  and  polyfluoroalkyl substances in certain
          cities

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  1.  The  disposal by incineration of aqueous film-forming
     2  foam that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl  substances  shall
     3  be prohibited in a city with an environmental justice area designated by
     4  the  department  of  environmental  conservation and a population of not
     5  less than sixteen thousand and not more than  seventeen  thousand  based
     6  upon  the  two thousand ten federal census. The commissioner of environ-
     7  mental conservation may promulgate any rules or regulations  he  or  she
     8  may deem necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this act.
     9    2. For the purposes of this act:
    10    (a) "incineration" includes but is not limited to burning, combustion,
    11  pyrolysis,  gasification,  thermal  oxidation  (including  flameless and
    12  regenerative), acid recovery furnace/oxidizer, ore roaster, cement kiln,
    13  lightweight aggregate kiln, industrial furnace, boiler and process heat-
    14  er; and
    15    (b) "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" means a  class  of
    16  fluorinated  organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated
    17  carbon atom.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15624-06-0
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