Bill Text: NY S01159 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1159 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Eliminates expiration of provisions authorizing commercial application of aquatic antifouling paints by a commercial pesticide apprentice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION [S01159 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S01159-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1159
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 26, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conser-
         vation
       AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  the
         commercial application of aquatic antifouling paints
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 5  of  section  33-0922  of  the  environmental
    2  conservation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 345 of the laws of 2008, is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    5. When engaged in the commercial application of  aquatic  antifouling
    5  paints,  an  aquatic antifouling paint application business shall ensure
    6  that such aquatic antifouling paints are [only] applied by  an  employee
    7  who  is a certified commercial pesticide applicator or technician certi-
    8  fied in the application of aquatic antifouling paint or an aquatic anti-
    9  fouling paint applicator, or a person  who  is  a  certified  commercial
   10  pesticide  applicator  or  technician  certified  in  the application of
   11  aquatic antifouling paint or an  aquatic  antifouling  paint  applicator
   12  employed  by  another  registered  business with which such business has
   13  contracted to apply aquatic antifouling paints; provided, however,  that
   14  [until  December  thirty-first, two thousand eight,] aquatic antifouling
   15  paint may be  applied  by  a  commercial  pesticide  apprentice  who  is
   16  employed  by such business (a) working under the direct supervision of a
   17  certified commercial pesticide applicator,  or  (b)  working  under  the
   18  supervision  of  a  certified  pesticide technician qualified in aquatic
   19  antifouling paints, if such application is otherwise done in  compliance
   20  with the rules and regulations of the department.
   21    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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